Sources Sought

Sources Sought Synopsis Notice - Mail Relay

Department of Commerce · Office of the Secretary

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AI summaryThe Department of Commerce's Office of the Secretary is doing market research (a sources sought, not a request for offers) on a Mail Relay requirement, solicitation OCIO-27-0001, for work in DC. The actual requirement and response instructions are in the attached Sources Sought Synopsis document, not the notice text. SAM.gov lists the response date as November 20, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern. More in the summary

Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Office of the Secretary who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact

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The Department of Commerce's Office of the Secretary is doing market research (a sources sought, not a request for offers) on a Mail Relay requirement, solicitation OCIO-27-0001, for work in DC. The actual requirement and response instructions are in the attached Sources Sought Synopsis document, not the notice text. SAM.gov lists the response date as November 20, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern.

Things to watch

From the version posted Oct 29, 2026.

Worth checking: Requirement is only in the attachment. The notice text gives no scope, so a business must read the attached Sources Sought Synopsis to know what Commerce wants and how to respond.
Minor: Questions may not be answered. The Government may not respond to questions or comments, so the response should stand on its own.

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Full summary

What they want

Information from businesses able to provide a mail relay solution or service, as described in the attached Sources Sought Synopsis

Place of performance: DC, USA
Estimated value: Not stated
Offers due: Nov 20, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern

Not in the notice text

The scope, technical requirements and response instructions are in the attached Sources Sought Synopsis document, which wasn't read
Where and how to send a response, and any page limit
Whether a future solicitation will be set aside for small businesses
Contract type, period of performance and estimated value

Eligibility and how to respond

No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.

Notice details

Posted: Oct 29, 2026
Notice type: Sources Sought
Office: Dept of Commerce Sspo, Washington, DC
Product/service code: DE10 · IT and Telecom – End User as a Service: Help Desk;Tier 1 – 2, Workspace, Print, Output, Productivity Tools
Business type: IT, software & telecom (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 513210)
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Past awards and competition

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Full notice text from SAM.gov

Sources Sought Synopsis - Mail Relay. Sources Sought Synopsis document is attached. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. This Sources Sought does NOT constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment, implied or otherwise, by the Government that a procurement action will be issued. Response to this notice is not a request to be added to a bidders list or to receive a copy of a solicitation. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of the requested information. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests. Responses to this Sources Sought may be considered in the future determination of an appropriate acquisition strategy for the program. The Government may not respond to any specific questions or comments submitted in response to this RFI or information provided as a result of this request. Any information submitted by respondents as a result of this notice is strictly voluntary. Not responding to this Sources Sought does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if any is issued.

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