RFI - IES Cloud Hosting and Website Support (2).docx

U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences

Request for Information (RFI) Cloud Hosting, System Administration, and Website Support and Development for the Institute of Education Science March 27, 2026

FAR 16.505 Toolkit Template Version 1.0

PLEASE NOTE: All information contained in this notice is preliminary in nature and subject to change. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quotations (RFQ), Invitation for Bids (IFB), or a commitment on the part of the Government to conduct a solicitation in the future. All information provided is strictly voluntary and no reimbursement will be made by the Government for any costs associated with providing a response to this notice or otherwise participating in market research activities. Further, the U.S. Department of Education offers no assurance that a solicitation will result from this notice.

1. Overview The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) plans to award a new task order for support of its web operations by providing cloud hosting, system administration, and website administration and critical feature development, and user, staff and developer support. IES currently maintains a virtual data center hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS). The primary function of the data center is to host survey collection and dissemination websites in support of IES’ mission. This includes web servers, database servers, a vast array of websites and data driven web applications, a system management and web development environment, terminal servers housing analytical and statistical software, and other system support servers.

2. Description of the Requirement The contractor will be responsible for providing:

IES seeks written information from vendors about their capabilities and/or past experience to manage and execute the full scope as described in the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS).

3. Information Requested The Institute of Education Sciences is requesting responses to the questions below:

(a) Please provide a brief description of your organization’s prior experience in providing services related to AWS cloud hosting, systems operations support, website administration and development, and software support. Please include details on the specific tasks performed and the level of effort required.

(b) Please provide any feedback or questions you may have related to this requirement and the draft Performance Work Statement. Examples of feedback include:

· Unclear sections of the PWS.

· Additional information that an offeror would require from the Department before it could submit a proposal (e.g., necessary updates to the PWS).

· Concerns over the Department’s identification of contract type (Firm Fixed Price vs. Cost Reimbursement) for specific tasks/subtasks.

· Concerns over the timeline(s) described by the Department in the PWS.

· Material mistakes or typos in any of the Department’s documents.

(c) Please indicate whether the performance work statement includes sufficient details for pricing? If not, what information is missing or unclear?

(d) Please indicate whether the services and labor categories required are available on an existing ED contract or your current GSA Schedule. Include the relevant contract number and your business size status at the time of award.

4. Submission Instructions Responses shall not exceed 8 pages. All responses are to be submitted via email to the POC listed below.

Responses to the RFI are due no later than 12pm ET, April 7, 2026. Responses shall be submitted via email to the POC listed below.

5. Contact Information Contracting Office Address 400 Maryland Ave, SW Washington, DC 20202 USA

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