Agency: | TREASURY, DEPARTMENT OF THE |
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State: | West Virginia |
Type of Government: | Federal |
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Posted: | Apr 25, 2023 |
Due: | May 5, 2023 |
Solicitation No: | RFI-ARC-23-058 |
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** 4/25/23 -RFI-ARC-23-058 has been amended due to a Question. See uploaded Attachment (Amendment 1) for Amendment 1. The closing period remains the same **
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Automated Testing and Application Lifecycle Tools
This is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS). The purpose of the RFI-ARC-23-058 notice is to identify potential solutions for Automated Testing and Application Lifecycle Tools. The information is being sought for informational and acquisition planning purposes.
Scope and Objective
Our technology divisions in ARC currently perform all patch and upgrade testing through manually performed test scripts. We are aiming to put some applications in place to enable automated testing for highly reusable scripts, and then track the status of all involved tests through a lifecycle management tool.
In support of ARC’s mission, BFS seeks to identify commercial off the shelf (COTS) solutions that would perform to the needs of the User Stories below:
User Stories:
Other Minimum requirements are as follows:
Vendor responses to this RFI shall include sufficient evidence that clearly demonstrates the respondent’s interest and capability to satisfy the scope and objectives outlines above. Responses shall include a general capabilities statement that includes a description of their standard line(s) of business, information outlining their experience, and technical narrative addressing the specific requirements. All User Stories on the RFI shall be answered to by vendors. Responses shall be no greater than 5 pages using font size no smaller than 10, inclusive of any tables, pictures, or diagrams that identifies their:
Responses submitted will assist the Government in its market research to determine the availability of commercial sources in determining an acquisition strategy in terms of setting aside this requirement. In order for Fiscal Service to assess set-aside possibilities, interested parties shall also identify their socio economic status(es) based on the following in their capability statement: 1) small business; 2) 8(a) business; 3) HUBZone small business; 4) small disadvantaged business; 5) woman-owned small business; 6) economic disadvantage women-owned small business; 7) veteran-owned small business; 8) service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or 9) large business under each of their GWACs.
No pricing is being requested or will be considered at this time. This is only a request for information for determining an acquisition strategy.
No other information regarding this RFI will be provided at this time.
All electronic materials and attachments submitted shall be formatted in accordance with the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s Security Requirements. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be opened:
.bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, html, mhtml, and .zip files
Microsoft Office non-macro enabled compatible documents are acceptable. If the interested vendor determines that other formats are necessary, it is the interested vendor’s responsibility to verify with Fiscal Service that those formats are acceptable.
The Government does not allow 3rd party messaging systems/secure mail
Vendors shall submit responses to this RFI by e-mail to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov no later than Friday, May 5th, 2023 at 1:00pm Eastern time. Responses shall reference “Response to RFI-ARC-23-058 ATTN: CA/RG” in the subject line of the e-mail message.
This RFI is not a request for proposal/quote, and this request does not imply an obligation on the part of the Government to purchase products/services or to proceed to any request for proposal/quotation for such products/services. Further, this RFI does not obligate the Government to ultimately pursue a particular acquisition strategy. The Government will not be liable for any costs incurred by vendors in preparing and submitting a response to this RFI. Submission of a response confers no rights upon the responder.
NO FORMAL SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. Requests for additional information and/or a copy of the solicitation will not be considered an affirmative response to this posting. Telephone responses or inquiries to this RFI will not be accepted.
All responding vendors are advised that responses to this notice, in and of themselves, will in no way be considered for contract award. In the event that a resultant solicitation would ensue, interested parties would be required to respond separately and formally in order to be considered for contract award. Additionally, a determination not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this request would be at the sole discretion of the Government.
Apr 7, 2023 | [Sources Sought (Original)] Automated Testing and Application Lifecycle Tools |
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