DRAFT 16WS Cloud Platform IDIQv4.docx

WEATHER APPLICATION PROTOTYPING,

CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS,

AND

WEB PRESENCE PLATFORM

Overarching Statement of Objectives (SOO)

Statement of Objectives (SOO) Applications Vision Statement To deliver to the Air Force Weather warfighter, combatant forces, and decision makers a web presence for rapid prototype numerical weather products, including Artificial Intelligence based Severe Weather Decision tools and a platform for continued, collaborative sharing of the application of numerical weather products, and weather forecast techniques.

1 Introduction This Statement of Objectives (SOO) specifies the 16th Weather Squadron’s (16 WS) requirements for a new, sustainable cloud computing platform. To meet the ever-changing information environment, 16 WS must innovate and rapidly deploy capabilities to match the needs of the warfighter and be equipped to communicate the best practices and uses of provided numerical weather products. Additionally, Continuity of Operations (COOP) provided by cloud based computing is critical in meeting the previously stated objectives. The requirement is the delivery of access to a Cloud Service Provider (CSP) as defined by the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG) in the form of credits, where a credit relates to a dollar of CSP services as purchased by the Government. The Contractor shall ensure the CSP is compliant with Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and the DoD Cloud Computing SRG. The CSP services/features shall comply with the Government’s requirements stated in this document.

This SOO establishes the overall goals, objectives, expectations, responsibilities, and nature of CSP credit delivery orders. This document provides neither an all-inclusive nor exclusive description of requirements that may be ordered within scope of the Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

2 General Requirements This section describes the general requirements for this contract. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations concerning performance other than desired outcomes.

2.1 Business Relations

The Contractor shall coordinate all activity needed to deliver the required capabilities. The Contractor shall manage the timeliness, completeness, and quality of the overall contract, as well as the individual orders. The Contractor shall be transparent and provide timely notice of any real or perceived problems that affect the cost, schedule or performance of orders. The Contractor shall seek to ensure customer satisfaction and will ensure the ethical behavior of all Contractor personnel.

2.2 Closeout

For all orders, the Contractor shall complete all closeout actions and provide a final release of claims to the contracting officer within 180 calendar days after the delivery order is physically complete, as defined by FAR 4.804-4.

For the IDIQ contract, the Contractor shall complete all necessary closeout actions within one (1) calendar year after the IDIQ is physically complete, as defined by FAR 4.804-4.

2.3 Data Rights

Contractor will not have access to the data supplied to the CSP for the Government’s use of the Cloud. Government retains all rights to data that it places into the Cloud. With respect to the CSP, the Government shall have only the rights specified in the license under which the commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation was obtained IAW DFARS 227.7202-3, Rights in commercial computer or commercial computer software documentation.

3 Requirements The following section specifies the overall technological performance required under the IDIQ.

3.1 Account Management

The Contractor shall provide the Government root credentials (or equivalent) to any and all CSP accounts, as applicable to the specific CSP. The Contractor will provide the Government, a Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) hardware token for each root account or equivalent. The Contractor shall be responsible to maintain the payor account with any and all CSPs. At the conclusion of the IDIQ, the Government shall maintain all rights to the accounts and credentials as provided.

3.2 Usage Monitoring/Alerts

The Contractor shall provide the Government with a 24/7 real-time monitoring capability of usage. The Contractor shall define what methodology they will utilize to notify the Government of cautionary and critical levels of usage. These levels specifically relate to usage that if not changed, may cause the government to run out of credits before having the ability to order more. The Contractor shall coordinate with the Government means, time frames and definitions of critical levels as required.

3.3 Qualifying Characteristics of CSP Environment and Services The following section details specific Government requirements for CSP Environment and Services.

3.3.1 Available CSP Services/Features

The Contractor shall not prevent nor inhibit the use of any services/features which are made available to Commercial and/or Government users by the CSP.

3.3.2 Deployment Locations/Regions

CSPs shall have the ability to deploy commercial and government CSP services to any and all available geographically-independent locations and/or regions offered by the CSP.

3.3.3 DoD Information Security Impact Level

CSPs shall have deployment locations or regions with authorization to operate at Impact Level 6 as defined by Department of Defense (DoD) Cloud Computing SRG. Note: This SOO is not explicitly soliciting classified computing, however this requirement ensures compatibility should future requirements require the need of classified computing resources

3.4 Expenditures

The Contractor will make CSP services/features available to the Government in the form of credits. Credits will have an equivalency of $1.00 USD CSP commercial list price per credit. Credits will be valid for 3 years after the end of the contract ordering period.

3.4.2 Discounts from CSP List Rates

If the Contractor offers a discount off of CSP list rates, those discounts as defined during solicitation will be applied for the life of the ordering period. (e.g., if a 5% discount is offered, a delivery order purchase of $10,000 will result in the Government receiving 10,500 credits)

3.4.2 Utilization of Credits

Billing rates for the Government’s credits shall be at a pass-through rate for the CSP’s advertised commercial list price at the time of the Government’s credits usage.

3.4.3 Usage Expenditure Reporting

At a minimum, the Contractor shall provide a report of cost allocation in terms of credits or dollars on a monthly basis. When requested by the Government, the Contractor shall provide a non-monthly report of cost allocation within two (2) business days. Cost Allocation reports provided by the Contractor shall be broken down by CSP cost allocation tagging and user-defined cost allocation tagging, as available by the CSP.

4 Special Requirements This section describes special requirements. This includes Government furnished property, Government facilities, operational security, and mail.

4.1 Government Furnished Property (GFP)

There shall be no Government furnished property for the considerations of this IDIQ.

4.2 Government Facilities

There shall be no requirements for performance on-site, and no Government Facilities will be provided for the considerations of this IDIQ.

4.2 Operational Security (OPSEC)

The Contractor shall report to the Government within 1 (one) business day of any breaches, potential breaches or targeted attacks with regards to operations between the Contractor and the Government.

4.3 Purchase of Credits by Government Purchase Card

The resulting contracting will include pre-negotiated rates for credits. Therefore, FAR 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party will be included in the final contract to allow the use of a Government wide commercial purchase card (GPC) for purchases up to $25,000.