This is a Request for Information (RFI) for market research and planning purposes only, as defined in FAR 15.201(e). This is not a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. No solicitation document exists or is guaranteed to be issued as a result of this RFI. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted, and the Government will not reimburse respondents for preparation of the response. Response to this RFI is strictly voluntary and will not affect future ability to submit an offer if a solicitation is released. There is no bid package or solicitation document associated with this announcement.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, Natick Contracting Division is conducting market research to identify commercial source availability for the following software renewal;

SolarWinds IP Address Manager IP4000 (up to 4096 IPs) - Annual Maintenance Renewal

SolarWinds User Device Tracker UT2500 (up to 2500 ports) - Annual Maintenance Renewal

SolarWinds Log & Event Manager LEM250 (up to 250 nodes) - Annual Maintenance Renewal

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor SLX (unlimited elements-Standard Polling Throughput) - Annual Maintenance Renewal

SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager DL100 (up to 100 nodes) - Annual Maintenance Renewal

SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper - Annual Maintenance Renewal
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Per Technician License (6 to 10 named users) - Annual Maintenance Renewal

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer Module for SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor SLX - Annual Maintenance Renewal

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer per SQL Server, MySQL, or Oracle SE instance (5 to 9 licenses) - Annual Maintenance Renewal

The Government will retain comments and information received in response to this RFI. Proprietary information should be identified as Company Proprietary. Do not use Government Security classification markings.

Submission Instructions:
All written responses to this RFI must be received by 4:30PM EST on 14 December 2018.
Submissions should:
1. Use Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF);
2. Be emailed to Yvette M. Daltorio, Contract Specialist at the email address provided below.

Point of Contact:
Questions and submissions regarding this RFI should be forwarded to the ACC-APG, Natick Contracting Division e-mail address listed below:
[email protected]