19AQMM24N0068 RFI INSPIRE 2.0

This public posting is for informational, planning, and market research purposes only and constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) only for United States, Department of State (DoS), Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) Technology Innovation Office (TIO). This announcement does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a solicitation or procurement will be issued. This is not a solicitation, Request for Proposal (RFP), or Invitation for Bids (IFB).

All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary. The Government will not reimburse for costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. The Intelligence and Research Information Support System (INRISS) is operational for Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) processing and is operational 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week, 365 days a year.

The system is continuously evolving to meet the requirements of the INR staff and the Intelligence Community (IC), including a current strategic effort to migrate to a cloud-based network. This evolution of INRISS includes the development and implementation of technology needed to improve output quality, modernize processes, ensure output reliability, and facilitate the rapid dissemination of INR products.

The RFI is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified businesses, with a special interest in Small Business (SB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), HubZone (HUBZ), 8(a), and Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Businesses.

The Government contemplates the use of a Multi Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to establish terms pursuant to the Information Technology Professional Services under Special Item Number (SIN) 54151S and Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services SIN 54151 are available on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). Be advised that acquisition strategy and set-aside decisions may be made based on the information provided in response to this RFI notice.

Please submit all to Cristian Reyes, Contract Specialist, ReyesCN2@state.gov, Annie Harlow, Contract Specialist, HarlowAL@state.gov with cc: to Michael Dickson, Contracting Officer, DicksonMS@state.gov no later than 12:00 noon, EST on September 23, 2024. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Please see the following attachments for more details: RFI 19AQMM24N0068 INSPIRE 2.0 - FINAL.pdf INR_TIO - INSPIRE BPA DRAFT SOW 20240827 - FINAL RFI.pdf