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Department of Defense Request for Information on Implementation of Pilot Program for Anything-As-A-Service
The Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking public comment related to the implementation of the Pilot Program for Anything-As-A-Service. Section 809 of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to explore the use of consumption-based solutions to address DoD needs that is feasible to provide users on-demand access, quickly add newly released capabilities, and bill based on actual usage at fixed price units.
The term ‘‘anything-as-a-service’’ means a model under which a technology supported capability is provided to the DoD and may utilize any combination of software, hardware or equipment, data, and labor or services that provides a capability that is metered and billed based on actual usage at fixed price units.
A contract or other agreement entered into under the pilot program will require the outcomes of the capability to be measurable, including the cost and speed of delivery in comparison to using processes other than anything-as-a-service, at the regular intervals that are customary for the type of solution provided. Additionally, contract or other agreement entered into shall be exempt from the following:
(1) The requirements of section 3702 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) With respect to a modification to add new features or capabilities in an amount less than or equal to 25 percent of the total value of such contract or other agreement, the requirements of full and open competition (as defined in section 2302 of title 10, United States Code).
The pilot program will focus on three subsets of anything-as-a-service: software-as-a-service, data-as-a-service, and space-as-a-service (including classified space). The table below outlines the proposed product service codes per subsets:
Space-as-a-Service (facility) PSCs authorized:
| X1AA |
| LEASE/RENTAL OF OFFICE BUILDINGS |
| X1AB |
| LEASE/RENTAL OF CONFERENCE SPACE AND FACILITIES |
| X1AZ |
| LEASE/RENTAL OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES AND SERVICE BUILDINGS |
Software-as-a-Service Product Service Codes (PSC) authorized:
| DA10 |
| IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE |
| DB10 |
| IT AND TELECOM - COMPUTE AS A SERVICE: MAINFRAME/SERVERS |
| DC10 |
| IT AND TELECOM - DATA CENTER AS A SERVICE |
| DE10 |
| IT AND TELECOM - END USER AS A SERVICE: HELP DESK; TIER 1-2, WORKSPACE, PRINT, PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS |
| DE10 |
| IT AND TELECOM - END USER AS A SERVICE: HELP DESK; TIER 1-2, WORKSPACE, PRINT, OUTPUT, PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS |
| DF10 |
| IT AND TELECOM - IT MANAGEMENT AS A SERVICE |
| DJ10 |
| IT AND TELECOM - SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE AS A SERVICE |
| DK10 |
| IT AND TELECOM - STORAGE AS A SERVICE |
Data-as-a-Service Product Service Codes (PSC) authorized:
| B506 |
| SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS-SCIENTIFIC DATA (OTHER THAN SCIENTIFIC) |
| B529 |
| SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS-SCIENTIFIC DATA |
| DC01 |
| IT AND TELECOM- DATA CENTER SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR) |
| DE11 |
| IT & TELECOM-MOBILE DEVICE AS A SERVICE |
| DG11 |
| IT AND TELECOM-NETWORK: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND TELECOM ACCESS SERVICES. |
| DH10 |
| PLATFORM AS A SERVICE: DATABASE, MAINFRAME, MIDDLEWARE |
| DK10 |
| IT AND TELECOM-STORAGE AS A SERVICE |
| R612 |
| INFORMATION RETRIEVAL |
| R702 |
| DATA COLLECTION SERVICES |
DoD welcomes comments on the proposed product service codes and any other information from the public that may be useful on the implementation of this new pilot program. DoD will take this input into account as it develops the Anything-as-a-Service Pilot Program, including refining the product service codes, and establishing the parameters for the pilot program, among other things. Comments may be submitted via email with the subject “RFI Response to XaaS Pilot Program” no later than December 12, 2024 to Ms Paula Smith at osd.pentagon.ousd-a-s.mbx.asda-dp-c-contractpolicy@mail.mil. The pilot program will be implemented at a later date.
Office of the Secretary of Defense