Answers to Questions IT-24-0063 1.4.24.pdf
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- Secure Cloud Team Technical Support Services Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- IT-24-0063
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- Department of Commerce US Census Bureau
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This document contains questions and answers regarding solicitation number IT-24-0063 for Secure Cloud Team Technical Support Services. The US Census Bureau is seeking contractor support to establish foundational standards and processes for migrating approximately 4000 on-premise servers running various operating systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Solaris, VMware, and Windows Server, to the three largest cloud service providers. Key responsibilities for the contractor include providing technical assistance for integrating planning and execution of the cloud migration. The contract value is estimated to exceed $1 million. No incumbent contractor is currently performing these services, as this opportunity is for a new effort.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
IT-24-0063
04 January 2024
1. Is the RFI listed above only for small businesses to respond to or are you open for large businesses as well?
a. All sizes may respond to the RFI/SSN
2. Would you kindly confirm if this is an entirely new effort or is there an incumbent currently providing these services? If so, would you please provide the incumbent contract details?
a. This is a new effort, no incumbent.
3. What will be the contract value for this opportunity?
a. Undecided
4. I would like to confirm if the project mentioned above are considered as a potential new requirement or is there an incumbent contract currently performing these services? If there are incumbent vendor(s), would you be able to provide the contract details (such as:
Vendor Name, Contract Number, Award and end dates, total contract value)?
a. This is a new effort; no incumbent.
5. Is it estimated to be greater than $1,000,000?
a. Yes
6. What kind of infrastructure is available right now that the end user is trying to migrate to the cloud?
a. The USCB Data Center has approximately 4000 on-premise servers running the following Operating Systems:
i. RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX
ii. SOLARIS
iii. VMWARE
1. ESX 4i
2. ESX 6.x
3. vSphere 6.x Enterprise Plus
iv. WINDOWS SERVER
b. USCB is seeking to migrate to the Big 3 CSPs
7. Does the company offeror have to manage the devices after migrating them to the cloud?
a. The Contractor will not be responsible for the actual migration or operations and maintenance of any devices or environments.
8. Can USCB use Intune to manage the devices after migrating?
a. USCB is in the process of developing an enterprise-wide secure cloud framework and is evaluating all options.
9. USCB still has to manage Servers on Prem because the cloud is not able to manage them at this moment, so do you prefer Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager or previously known SCCM?
a. USCB is in the process of developing an enterprise-wide secure cloud framework and is evaluating all options.
10. How long does the contract will go?
a. Undecided
11. Can the offeror manage everything Remotely?
a. No
12. Will the customer consider capabilities briefings as part of the market research during this phase?
a. No
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