The Department of the Interior (DOI) Departmental Offices Chief Information Officer (CIO) awarded a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to provide Systems Operations and Administration (SOA) support services. The $200 million contract was competitively set aside for 8(a) small businesses and has a period of performance through June 2021. The prime contractor, Valdez International Corporation, is a Hispanic, woman-owned small business that has been awarded multiple firm fixed price delivery orders to provide a range of IT services under this contract, including web application services, Unix/database administration, Remedy systems administration, and ADABAS support. The work is primarily performed in Colorado and Virginia. Additional details from the delivery orders indicate the contract aims to support the CIO's critical IT operations and administration, such as managing agency business systems, middleware, and IT infrastructure.
This IDC appears to be a key vehicle for the DOI Departmental Offices CIO to efficiently procure a variety of enterprise-level IT services and solutions from qualified 8(a) small businesses like Valdez International. The multiple award structure allows the agency to compete individual task orders and leverage the specialized capabilities of different contractors to meet its evolving IT operational needs.
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