TITLE: SSA CLOUD DATABASE-RELATED SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

SECTION 1 -- INTRODUCTION:

This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, Reference Number SSA-RFI-17-1019. Refer to this Reference Number when responding to this announcement.

This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) only, and is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is conducting market research to determine the availability of a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) cloud-capable relational database management software solution, and related support services, to address the agency's Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) needs. SSA requires a solution to support thousands of concurrent users accessing hundreds of terabytes of data from a variety of standard business intelligence (BI) and advanced analytics tools.

SECTION 2 -- REQUIREMENTS:

Please see the attached document for background information, requirements, and questions to vendors: Attachment A -- "SSA-RFI-17-1019.docx"

SECTION 3 -- INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS:

Please submit one (1) electronic response by 5:00PM EASTERN, DECEMBER 30, 2016.

Submit response electronically to the following email address:
[email protected]

Submit response with the following E-mail Subject Line:
"SSA-RFI-17-1019 RESPONSE: SSA CLOUD DATABASE-RELATED SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES"

Submit response containing the following elements:
1. A cover sheet which clearly identifies the following information:
a. Organization name, address, and contact information (email and telephone number of a designated point of contact).
b. A brief description of type of business or organization.
c. DUNS Number and socioeconomic designation of the organization [i.e. small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a), etc.]
d. Availability of the referenced services on existing contract vehicles, such as GSA,SEWP, and other federal agency IDIQ contracts -- specify specific contract numbers, periods of performance, description of services.

2. Organization's capability statement, completed corporate information template, and proposed approach to addressing the technical requirements detailed in Attachment A -- "SSA-RFI-17-1019.docx".

This RFI notice is for informational purposes only and does not obligate the Government in any way. This RFI shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant, nor does the Government intend to directly pay for any information or responses submitted as the result of this notice.

The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with the information submitted in response to this request. The Government will treat each submission as confidential when requested to do so by the respondent.

Respondents will not be notified of the results of any evaluation of the information received, and submissions will not be returned to the sender.

No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a quote package or solicitation.

Information gathered through response to this RFI may inform decisions on whether and how to proceed with future procurements. Vendors interested in responding to possible future solicitations for services similar to those described herein should monitor FBO and other Government resources for relevant SSA solicitation announcements and submit responses separately from this RFI.

After reviewing information received in response to this RFI, SSA MAY:
1. Contact organizations individually to ask for clarifications;
2. Continue to refine the objectives of the requirement and/or associated tasks;
3. Solicit proposals to procure the requirement.

SSA is not obligated to contact any or all respondents, hold meetings with any or all respondents, or solicit proposals as a result of this request.