Department of State Satellite Telecommunications

This Sources Sought Notice (SSN) is issued for market research purposes only. The purpose is to identify U.S. women-owned small business concerns having an interest in and capabilities to provide IT services for current and evolving IT requirements in classified, unclassified, and sensitive but unclassified (SBU) environments worldwide.

Responses to this notice may determine the acquisition strategy and the appropriateness of setting aside the requirements for any one of the small business programs described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19. All information contained in this notice is preliminary in nature and is subject to change.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quotations (RFQ), Invitation for Bids (IFB), or a commitment on the part of the government to conduct a solicitation in the future. All information provided is strictly voluntary and no reimbursement will be made by the Government for any costs associated with providing a response to this notice or otherwise participating in market research activities.

Further, the US Department of State offers no assurance that a solicitation will result from this notice. Any information submitted will become the property of the Government and will not be returned. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and must be clearly marked. All responses shall use Microsoft referenced in the Response Submission Instructions section below, when submitting responses. This SSN is restricted to Women-Owned Small Business only.