Request for Information
This Request for Information (RFI) announcement is for information and planning purposes only; it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. A contract may not be awarded as a result of this RFI announcement. The Department of Labor (DOL), on behalf of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), intends to procure licenses and services for an online collaboration tool that promotes the ability for staff to collaborate through a web conferencing vehicle from multiple, remote locations for the purpose of conducting meetings, training sessions, and other events. It is anticipated that the online collaboration tool would include, but not be limited to, capabilities such as video, white boarding, instant messaging/chat, and voting.
Large and small businesses are to submit capability packages. Capability packages must be submitted by April 2, 2012. Interested small business concerns in NAICS code 519130 with a size standard of 500 employees are encouraged to submit their capability packages. The capability packages for this RFI market survey are not expected to be proposals, but rather statements regarding the company's existing experience in relation to the areas specified in this RFI. Capability packages must not exceed 20 pages; responses to questions should not exceed 500 words per question and must be submitted electronically. All contractor questions must be submitted no later than 3:00 PM/EST, March 25, 2012.
All interested parties must outline their experiences in the following questions:
1. Describe your product's telecommunication capabilities to address the following areas:
2. Describe your product's meeting scheduler capabilities and interface; specifically the functionality to:
3. Describe your product's conferencing capabilities to include:
4. Describe your product's messaging capabilities for real-time communication between the leader, presenters and participants such as:
5. Describe your product's administration capabilities to include:
6. Describe your product's security level to assure protection of government's information assets to include:
7. Describe your organization's capability to provide an adequate level of support to assure full utilization of the product and its features to include:
8. Describe your product's capabilities to provide features to facilitate general utility of the product to include:
9. Describe your product's capabilities to provide universal access including:
10. Describe your product's shared video capability to include:
11. Describe your product's collaborative Whiteboarding capabilities to include:
12. Describe the licensing structure options that your tool provides to include:
13. Describe your product's compliance to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) to include Technical standards from 36 CFR part 1194 Subparts B, C and D with respect to:
14. Describe how the proposed web conferencing tool meets the identified requirements as applicable to the Government Product/Service Accessibility Template (GPAT) http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=205
Based on the capability statements received, a written Request for Proposal (RFP) may or may not be posted on or about May 17, 2012. The RFP must be retrieved and downloaded from the Federal Business Opportunities website, www.fbo.gov. Contractors are responsible for all costs for submitting their capability packages. POC is Mr. Nashaunte Graham, email: [email protected] or Lesa Llewellyn, email: [email protected].