# SAM #SourcesSought(W911RX27QA003)

U.S. Army market research for 1,500 SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Advanced A1000 licenses

**Buyer:** W6QM MICC-FT Riley
**Posted:** November 06, 2026
**Respond By:** November 10, 2026
**Identifier:** SourcesSought(W911RX27QA003)
**NAICS:** 513210, 423430, 511210

The U.S. Army is assessing small-business capability to provide annual SolarWinds network-monitoring software licenses.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), W6QM MICC–Fort Riley.
- **OEM:** **SolarWinds** — the named manufacturer of the requested software.
- **Requested product:** 1,500 annual SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Advanced A1000 software licenses (part number A1000).
  - The software supports monitoring, detection, triage, and resolution of network issues.
  - The platform is isolated and cannot be configured to consolidate other monitoring software.
- **Opportunity context:** This is a sources-sought market-research notice, not a request for quotes. The Army is assessing whether qualified small businesses can meet the requirement at a fair market price and may consider a small-business set-aside.
- **Period:** Annual licenses are requested; the subscription duration, start and end dates, and option years are not stated.

### Description

<p>THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure <strong>1,500 Annual SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Advanced A1000 software licenses </strong>on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.<br />
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<u>Responses due by</u>: 1000 (10:00 AM Central) 10NOV26<br />
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Points of Contact are kelsey.m.anderson12.civ@army.mil and william.f.bakay.mil@army.mil</p>

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