Congressional News and Legislative Tracking Tool
INTRODUCTION
This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified Small Businesses that can participate in the Agency's upcoming requirement to acquire a Congressional News and Legislative Tracking Tool. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy.
BACKGROUND
IHS Congressional and Legislative Affairs Staff (CLAS) requires access to a congressional news site and legislative tracking service. Service must provide up-to-date news and analysis, committee coverage, committee reports, bill comparison, latest U.S. Code, congressional testimony and customized email alerts. Service must provide ability to research and track legislation.
The Agency intends to acquire a subscription-based services for 1 year base period with four 1 year option periods.
RESPONSE INFORMATION
IHS is seeking contract sources with capability to provide sufficient and accurate information to meet the Agency's needs.
The capability statement shall sufficiently address how the responder's support services will be delivered for the proposed project. The qualifying response for this notice must ensure that the offeror has the experience and capacity to take part in this specific type of requirement.
In particular, IHS/CLAS is seeking a Congressional news and legislative tracking tool that includes the following features and services:
• Online congressional web search and tracking technology.
• Comprehensive and nonpartisan news of Congressional action, with breaking new alerts.
• Analysis, summaries and forecasts for all major bills before Congress with background information, floor debate, synopses, riders and prospects for passage.
• Bill tracker for every bill, with instant analysis on any actions.
• Side by side text comparison of Congressional bill text.
• Detailed nonpartisan congressional biographies - detail on each member's state/district, priorities, style and voting record. Includes assignments, posts and key staff contacts.
• Reliable and detailed listings of all scheduled floor, committee and subcommittee action, including type of meeting, agenda, date, time, place, chairperson, and witness.
• Complete coverage of congressional bill markups, recorded votes, voting records for members and vote descriptions for all votes.
• Legislative impact to analyze and reports how pending bills before Congress affect current law and specific sections of U.S. Code.
• Web technology to alert users to new and updated news on bills and congressional action.
• Searchable database of transcripts, focusing on Congress and the federal agencies.
• Comprehensive source of CRS reports.
• Database of the official Congressional Record of the proceedings and debates of Congress, edited to ensure it matches the print edition.
• Database of the Federal Register for the rules, regulations, proposed rules and notices of federal agencies, as well as executive orders, proclamations, and other presidential documents.
• Comprehensive collection of government source documents available, including draft bill text, agency documents, press releases, "Dear Colleague" letters, OMB, CBO and GAO documents, and other hard-to-find government reports.
• Searchable text of all enacted Public Laws.
INSTRUCTIONS TO INDUSTRY
All capable parties are encouraged to respond. Responses must demonstrate the company's capability, experience, and ability to offer the required information in most timely and efficient manner. The response shall detail the company's existing product that provides each of the features and services listed above. Generic capability statements are not sufficient and will not be considered compliant with the requirements of this notice.
The Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice which includes:
a. Company point of contact, mailing address, and telephone number(s), and website address
b. If applicable, GSA contract number or other available government-wide procurement vehicle.
c. Company's System for Award Management (SAM) registration status.
Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice shall not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. 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. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. Furthermore, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). Responses must be submitted via email, no later than 12:00pm EST on November 15, 2019. Questions are due on 12:00pm EST on November 7, 2019.
Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for this submission is ten (10) pages. Interested parties shall submit their response to this notice to the both individuals listed below in order to be considered compliant.
Paul B. Premoe, Contracting Officer, Phone 3014434470, Email paul.premoe@ihs.gov
