9531BP-26-RFI-0002.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* FEC Amazon Web Services (AWS)

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 20002

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 9531BP-26-RFI-0002

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 05-06-2026 12:00pm EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

ARCHIVE 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*

NAICS CODE* 518210

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Federal Election Commission

Attn: Office of the CFO

1050 First Street NE Washington DC 20002

POINT OF CONTACT*

Raven Childs Contract Specialist rchilds@fec.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS 1050 First Street NE

Washington DC

POSTAL CODE 20002

COUNTRY USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL N/A

URL DESCRIPTION N/A

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS N/A

EMAIL DESCRIPTION N/A

DESCRIPTION

1. Description

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is seeking information from qualified, experienced vendors/contractors about securing a commercial vendor to provide access to Amazon Web Services (AWS), through vendor-maintained payer accounts. The FEC has several vendor-managed AWS payer accounts with associated subaccounts. The government may establish additional payer accounts and/or subaccounts. The cloud is the FEC’s default infrastructure and requires a vendor to provide AWS services through a consolidated account and provide detailed billing and usage data.

The government does not need assistance managing the information systems within the accounts. The vendor is responsible only for providing access to the FEC’s AWS accounts and providing detailed consolidated billing. The requirements of this development effort are described in Attachment 1: Draft Requirements.

1.2 This is a Request for Information (RFI) only

This RFI is only for the purpose of identifying potential contractors as part of the FEC’s market research. The FEC will not reimburse contractors for any expenses associated with their response to this RFI. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the FEC to form a binding contract. Responses to the RFI become FEC property and will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review.

This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The FEC does not intend to award Schedule order(s) or BPAs based only on responses to this RFI. There is no commitment by the FEC to issue an RFQ, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by industry to respond to this RFI.

All information received in response to this RFI marked “Proprietary” will be protected and handled accordingly.

Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response.

This RFI will be posted on Contract Opportunities. No RFQ exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the RFQ.

The FEC is not required to use Contract Opportunities for any resulting RFQ.

2.0 Program information

2.1 Background

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency responsible for administering, enforcing, defending and interpreting the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (FECA or the Act).1 Congress created the FEC to administer, enforce and formulate policy with respect to the FECA. The Act reflects a belief that democracy works best when voters can make informed decisions in the political process—decisions based in part on knowing the

1 Public Law 92-225, 86 Stat. 3 (1972) (codified at 52 U.S.C. §§ 30101-45).

Federal Election Commission Enterprise Architecture

Request for Information (RFI) Amazon Web Services sources of financial support for federal candidates, political party committees and other political committees. Public confidence in the political process also depends on the knowledge that participants in federal elections follow clear and well-defined rules and face consequences for non-compliance. Under the Act, all federal political committees, including the committees of presidential, Senate and House candidates, must file reports of receipts and disbursements. The FEC makes disclosure reports, and the data contained in them, available to the public through the Commission’s internet-based public disclosure system on the Commission’s website, as well as in a public records office at the Commission's Washington, D.C.

headquarters.

The FEC started its cloud migration journey in 2018 and migrated all internal applications from physical data centers to AWS by 2023. In 2024, the services provided by the Electronic Filing Office were migrated to AWS, and later that year FECs last physical data center was decommissioned. The cloud is now the agency’s default infrastructure. The FEC is working to mature in cloud operations by optimizing costs and adopting cloud-native, innovative solutions.

2.2 Anticipated period of performance

The FEC anticipates the period of performance to be sixty (60) months, including one (1) 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods.

3.0 Requested information and responses

3.1 Format and length

The response shall contain five (5) sections: 1) Business information, 2) Contract information, 3) Technical response, 4) Related experience and 5) Price estimate. The entire response shall not exceed 25 pages with the technical response section not exceeding 20 pages.

3.2 Responses

3.2.1 Section 1: Business information

This section, at a minimum, shall include, the following:

• Company/Institute name

• Address,

• Point of contact,

• Phone number,

• E-mail address and

• Website URL.

3.2.2 Section 2: Contract information

This section, at a minimum, shall include the following:

• Available purchasing schedules: GSA, NASA, etc.

• Recommended contracting strategy.

• What Special Item Numbers (SINs) do you believe is most appropriate for this requirement? The respondent may include multiple SINs if appropriate.

• What North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code do you believe is most appropriate for this requirement? The respondent may include multiple NAICS Codes if appropriate.

Based on the proposed NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

• Small Business (Yes / No)

• Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No)

• 8(a) Certified (Yes / No)

• HUBZone Certified (Yes / No)

• Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Service Disabled Small Business (Yes / No)

• SAM Registration (Yes / No)

3.2.3 Section 3: Technical response

This section, at a minimum, shall provide a high-level technical approach and include specific comments on Attachment 1 – Amazon Web Services Draft Requirements.

3.2.4 Section 4: Related experience

This section, at a minimum, shall include a brief description of recent and relevant projects for tasks similar to those described in Attachment 1.

3.2.5 Section 5: Price estimate

This section, at a minimum, shall include an estimated price to perform services described in Attachment 1. This section should also include description of available discounts.

4.0 Questions

From the RFI issue date and thereafter communications between respondent and the FEC shall be in writing by e-mail to the Contracting Officer. All questions regarding this RFI shall reference the RFI or draft requirements document page number and section number in question. Questions should be concisely stated and be numbered in sequential order. All questions shall be received by the Contract Specialist, Raven Childs, rchilds@fec.gov, no later than 12:00 PM ET on April 29, 2026.

Response will be provided via a reference to or an amendment to the RFI.

5.0 Response electronic submission and deadline

The respondent shall electronically submit to Raven Childs, rchilds@fec.gov, no later than 12:00PM ET on May 6, 2026.

The respondent’s submission must be submitted in Microsoft Word or searchable Adobe .pdf format. All submissions shall not exceed 25 pages.

Attachments:

Attachment 1— Amazon Web Services Draft Requirements

Section C – Statement of Work

C.1 Introduction and Background The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency responsible for administering, enforcing, defending and interpreting the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (FECA or the Act).2 Congress created the FEC to administer, enforce and formulate policy with respect to the FECA. The Act reflects a belief that democracy works best when voters can make informed decisions in the political process—decisions based in part on knowing the sources of financial support for federal candidates, political party committees and other political committees. Public confidence in the political process also depends on the knowledge that participants in federal elections follow clear and well-defined rules and face consequences for non-compliance. Under the Act, all federal political committees, including the committees of presidential, Senate and House candidates, must file reports of receipts and disbursements. The FEC makes disclosure reports, and the data contained in them, available to the public through the Commission’s internet-based public disclosure system on the Commission’s website, as well as in a public records office at the Commission's Washington, D.C.

headquarters.

The FEC started its cloud migration journey in 2018 and migrated all internal applications from physical data centers to AWS by 2023. In 2024, the services provided by the Electronic Filing Office were migrated to AWS, and later that year FECs last

2 Public Law 92-225, 86 Stat. 3 (1972) (codified at 52 U.S.C. §§ 30101-45).

mailto:dwilliams@fec.gov mailto:rchilds@fec.gov

Attachment 1 Amazon Web Services Draft Requirements

Federal Election Commission Office of the Chief Information Officer Applications Branch physical data center was decommissioned. The cloud is now the agency’s default infrastructure. The FEC is working to mature in cloud operations by optimizing costs and adopting cloud-native, innovative solutions.

C.2 Project Description

The vendor must provide access to Amazon Web Services (AWS), through vendor-maintained payer accounts.

C.3 Scope

The FEC has several vendor-managed AWS payer accounts with associated subaccounts. The government may establish additional payer accounts and/or subaccounts. The cloud is the FEC’s default infrastructure and requires a vendor to provide AWS services through a consolidated account and provide detailed billing and usage data.

The government does not need assistance managing the information systems within the accounts. The vendor is responsible only for providing access to the FEC’s AWS accounts and providing detailed consolidated billing.

C.4 Requirements

C.4.1.1 AWS Partner

The vendor must be a member of the AWS Partner Network, or successor program, and an AWS Authorized Reseller and Government Reseller, or successor program.

C.4.1.2 Contract Line Item Number 1

The vendor must provide access to Amazon Web Services (AWS), through vendor-maintained payer accounts, up to a specified total value. The scope of this CLIN includes all currently existing and, upon announcement, new or enhanced Amazon AWS Services, AWS Support, Amazon FedRAMP approved GovCloud regions, AWS East and West, third party products and services available through the AWS Marketplace and directly from the supplier directly supporting AWS utilization and optimization.

Table 1. Anticipated Level of Required Services

Period Services

0001 Provide access to AWS through vendor-maintained payer accounts in an amount not in excess of $2,100,000.00 (discounted).

1001 Provide access to AWS through vendor-maintained payer accounts in an amount not in excess of $2,205,000.00 (discounted).

2001 Provide access to AWS through vendor-maintained payer accounts in an amount not in excess of $2,316,000.00 (discounted).

3001 Provide access to AWS through vendor-maintained payer accounts in an amount not in excess of $2,432,000.00 (discounted).

4001 Provide access to AWS through vendor-maintained payer accounts in an amount not in excess of $2,554,000.00 (discounted).

C.4.1.3 Contract Line Item Number 2 (Optional)

The vendor must provide access to Amazon Web Services (AWS), through vendor-maintained payer accounts, up to a specified total value. The scope of this CLIN includes all currently existing and, upon announcement, new or enhanced Amazon AWS Services, AWS Support, Amazon FedRAMP approved GovCloud regions, AWS East and West, third party products and services available through the AWS Marketplace and directly from the supplier directly supporting AWS utilization and optimization.

Table 2. Anticipated Level of Optional Services

Period Services

Optional: The Government may, at its discretion, increase the total value of services necessary to provide access to AWS through vendor-maintained payer accounts by an amount not in excess of $250,000.00 (discounted).

Optional: The Government may, at its discretion, increase the total value of services necessary to provide access to AWS through vendor-maintained payer accounts by an amount not in excess of $300,000.00 (discounted).

Optional: The Government may, at its discretion, increase the total value of services necessary to provide access to AWS through vendor-maintained payer accounts by an amount not in excess of $350,000.00 (discounted).

Optional: The Government may, at its discretion, increase the total value of services necessary to provide access to AWS through vendor-maintained payer accounts by an amount not in excess of $400,000.00 (discounted).

Optional: The Government may, at its discretion, increase the total value of services necessary to provide access to AWS through vendor-maintained payer accounts by an amount not in excess of $450,000.00 (discounted).

C.4.1.4 Kick-off Meeting

The contractor and COR will have an initial Kick-off Meeting to review the contractors’ technical approach associated with this FFP requirement, overall project schedule, and any other information that would be useful to FEC management.

C.4.3 Consolidated billing

The contractor shall provide the government with monthly consolidated billing detailing AWS service usage by payer account and subaccount.

C.4.3 Consolidated billing