Congressional Data Subscription
ID: FA701423R0023Type: Sources Sought
Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE AIR FORCEFA7014 AFDW PKANDREWS AFB, MD, 20762-6604, USA

PSC

IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (DA10)

Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) (SBA)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/370823941c1b403aa6077d8700eb1776/view
Timeline
    Description

    Sources Sought DEPT OF DEFENSE Congressional Data Subscription: The DEPT OF DEFENSE, specifically the DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, is seeking a total small business set-aside for a comprehensive database system of federal legislative information. This system will provide the U.S. Air Force with access to track legislation and social media, analytics on legislators, contact information for legislative staff, and outreach tools to log meetings with legislators. It will also include email capabilities for sending mass emails. The system will consist of baseline data, derived analytics, official contact information, email tool, and custom contacts database. The system should enable customized functionality, capability to store, display, and download reports. The place of performance for this procurement is Andrews AFB, MD, USA. For more details, please refer to the attached documents.

    Point(s) of Contact
    William Toth
    william.toth.4@us.af.mil
    Peter Terek
    peter.terek.ctr@us.af.mil
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