IPF Standard - Orphaned EBS Volume Management (2023-06-22).docx

This is an internal IPF (Integrated Platform Foundation) standard document establishing management directives for orphaned EBS (Elastic Block Store) volumes within AWS accounts. The standard addresses a recurring problem where unattached EBS volumes continue to incur charges despite no active use by EC2 instances. The document prescribes mandatory controls requiring that the DeleteOnTermination attribute be set to True for all EBS volumes attached to EC2 instances, ensuring automatic deletion upon instance termination unless an exception has been formally documented and approved by the IPF Supervisory Project Manager. For volumes intended to be retained regardless of attachment status, the DeleteOnTermination attribute must be set to False and a disposition tag must be applied to the volume identifying it as deliberately retained.

This standard document does not relate directly to the FS3i (Foundation Sustainment Support, Software and Integration) pre-solicitation notice from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. The FS3i notice is a bidder's library announcement providing industry access to supplemental acquisition documents including industry day event slides, consolidated Q&As, and draft RFP materials for an upcoming official solicitation. No response dates, pricing terms, or specific product/service requirements are specified in either document. The orphaned EBS volume management standard appears to be an internal operational directive for AWS infrastructure governance rather than a deliverable requirement tied to the FS3i federal contracting opportunity.