What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe U.S. Government issues this sources sought notice to determine if small businesses can supply 1,500 Annual SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Advanced A1000 software licenses. The software provides a consolidated toolset to monitor, detect, triage, and resolve network issues. The government desires to procure these licenses under a small business set-aside if two or more qualified small businesses demonstrate the capability to fulfill the requirement at a fair market price. Interested vendors must submit firm details, prime contractor status or teaming arrangements, relevant past experience, commercial availability and pricing details, and recommendations to facilitate small business competition. Potential offerors must deliver their responses by 10:00 AM Central on November 10, 2026.
Scope of work
- 1,500 Annual SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Advanced A1000 software licenses
- Consolidated toolset to monitor, detect, triage, and resolve issues on the network
Documents to include with your response
- Firm name, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, and CAGE code
- Statement regarding small business status and corresponding NAICS code
- Prime contractor interest and details on subcontracting, joint ventures, or teaming arrangements
- Information regarding previous experience on similar requirements and pertinent certifications
- Commercial availability information including pricing, basis for pricing, delivery schedules, and terms
- Recommendations on structuring requirements to facilitate small business competition
- Feedback on conditions unnecessarily restricting competition, if applicable
- Recommendations to improve the approach, specifications, or draft PWS and PRS
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Software Publishers). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 513210, performed in KS
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| EXPLORANCE, INC.W91QF425P0015 · BLUE SURVEY SOFTWARE SUBCRIPTION BASE | $31,515 | Aug 30, 2028 |
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPW91QF426FA161 · THE NATIONAL SIMULATION CENTER (NSC) REQUIRES ANNUAL RENEWAL OF SOLARWINDS CYBER MONITORIN | $91,776 | Jul 22, 2027 |
| GORMAN JR, RAYMOND CN6893626P5262 · ARAS SUBSCRIPTION | $84,000 | Apr 14, 2027 |
| CONEXUS INCW911RX25CA010 · CONEXUS SOFTWARE PUBLISHING | $80,550 | Mar 31, 2027 |
| EX LIBRIS USA INCW91QF424P0030 · WEBSCALE LIBRARY SYSTEM PLATFORM | $523.9K | Mar 15, 2027 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 513210, since Oct 1, 2024
3,554 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$544.7M
- 2. PALANTIR USG INC$407.9M
- 3. COPPER RIVER DATA SOLUTIONS, LLC$179.8M
- 4. COMPUTABLE INSIGHTS LLC$157.7M
- 5. DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P$138.9M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.