Cyber Range USCA25Q0053 Q and A.xlsx
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- Cyber Range for Training for the AO
- Solicitation number
- USCA25Q0053
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Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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This document is a Q&A spreadsheet for a Cyber Range solicitation (USCA25Q0053) issued by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO). The solicitation seeks a virtual cyber range for training approximately 1,000 IT professionals within the federal court community, with requirements including a training environment supporting 26 concurrent users, 99% system uptime, and compatibility with Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Key details include nine expected class sessions per year, a one-week classroom training and one-week exercise structure, and a 90-day period for developing the custom cyber range and completing train-the-trainer components.
The Q&A document reveals several important procurement specifics, including the proposal submission deadline, which has been extended multiple times and is currently set for 12/3, and clarifications about technical requirements. The AO will require four authorized trainers and expects vendors to provide their own cloud environment and course content aligned with specific cybersecurity training objectives. Vendors must demonstrate authorization to resell, and the solicitation allows for service integrators and subcontractors to submit proposals, provided they can meet all specified requirements for this specialized cybersecurity training platform.
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| File | Type | Posted |
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| USCA25Q0053 0004.pdf | ||
| Attachment J.1 Required Capabilities Document Amnd 0004.pdf | ||
| USCA25Q0053 Amnd 0003.pdf | ||
| USCA25Q0053 Amnd 0002.pdf | ||
| 8USCA25Q0053 Amnd 0001.pdf | ||
| Attachment J.3 Pricing Sheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment J.2 Requirements Questionnaire Cyber Range.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| USCA25Q0053.pdf | ||
| Attachment J.1 Required Capabilities Document.pdf |
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| Q# | Section | Question | Response | Amendment | |
| 1 | The current offer due date is 10/24/2025 at 11AM ET. Will the Government consider a two-week extention, making the new due date 11/7/2025 at 11AM ET to allow for sufficient time for offerors to provide the best solution and value to the Government. Thank you for your consideration. | The due date for proposals has been extended to 12/3. Please see SAM.gov for the latest updates. | Yes | ||
| 2 | What are the minimum hardware specs for instructor virtual machines (VMs)? | ||||
| a. | How many AO trainers are anticipated per year? | The contractor shall deliver a virtual training environment capable of supporting 26 concurrent users. The solution shall allocate adequate compute, memory, and storage resources to ensure reliable session performance. System availability shall meet or exceed 99% uptime during all scheduled training events. The environment shall be accessible using Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox without requiring additional client-side software. Four AO trainers are required. | Yes, see Attachment J.1 | ||
| 3 | What are the minimum hardware specs for the student VMs (the 25 accounts)? | The contractor shall deliver a virtual training environment capable of supporting 26 concurrent users. The solution shall allocate adequate compute, memory, and storage resources to ensure reliable session performance. System availability shall meet or exceed 99% uptime during all scheduled training events. The environment shall be accessible using Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox without requiring additional client-side software. | Yes, see Attachment J.1 | ||
| 4 | What is the turnaround time for government review and acceptance of deliverables? | 10 days | Yes, see Clause E-1 Suppliment to 2-5A Inspection of Products | ||
| 5 | What is the maximum number of concurrent training sessions expected by AOUSC, in instances of 25 students? | The AO seeks an application with the capability to do multiple training sessions at once but, the intent is one training session per month with up to 25 students attending. In the event there may be some overlap in which case there may be two training sessions concurrently. | No | ||
| 6 | Will existing AOUSC content need to be imported to the vendor’s cloud environment? | ||||
| a. | If so, will AOUSC provide that content for integration? | ||||
| b. | Will AOUSC provide any existing images, configurations, or baselines? | No. The intent is to use the vendor's cloud environment and content? | No | ||
| 7 | Content creation: Will AOUSC create the “Applied IT Security” content (RCD pg3)? | ||||
| a. | Does AOUSC expect the vendor/contractor to create the required content for “Applied IT Security” – Exhibit A example, Initial Course? | The intent is to use content and courses created by the vendor in accordance with the course objectives provided in the exhibit A example found on (RCD pg3.) | No | ||
| 8 | Pricing: | ||||
| a. | Which labs for threat hunting, network security, computer security, software security, defensive security, and offensive security, digital response and forensics do you want included in this price quote (from RCD, pg 2, second to last bullet)? | These are all Qualys capabilities the AO will want to train on. Please see section 2.2 through 2.2.6 of the J.2 Requirements Questionnaire. | No | ||
| 10 | For this solicitation response, our organization is not a re-seller of the cyber range products but we are a Service Integrator providing professional services and enablement of procurement of cyber range products. Will the agency consider responses from service integrators for this solicitation? | Any vendor may submit a solution, but the solution has to be able to meet the requirements noted in the solicitation including the authorized reseller requirement. A vendor's solution may utilize subcontractors, if needed, to provide a complete solution. | No | ||
| 12 | Attachment J.1 | How many hours is the course on exhibit A intended to be? | The course should be as long as required to meet the objectives. We envision one week of classroom training and one week of exercises and support. | No | |
| 13 | Attachment J.1 | How many courses per year does the AO require or expect? | The AO expects to hold 9 class sessions per year. | No | |
| 14 | Section L-1 | Please confirm there are no page limitations to the Business Volume. | There is no page limitation for the Business Volume | Yes, see L.1 | |
| 15 | Section L-1 | Please confirm what constitutes valid evidence of sam.gov registration, For instance, would a screenshot of the entity from the sam.gov site be sufficient, or is a full PDF print out from sam.gov required? | PDF Print Out or Screen shot will suffice | No | |
| 16 | Section M.1 | Regarding demonstration of Authorization to Resell, please confirm what constitutes evidence in support of this requirement. | OEM Authoirization Letter or Print out from an OEM website that shows partners/resellers where your organization is listed. | Yes, see L.1 | |
| 17 | Attachment J.1 | Could you please confirm whether the intent is for both the custom cyber range to be fully developed and operational and the Train-the-Trainer portion to be completed within the same 90-day period, or if the Train-the-Trainer phase is expected to occur after the range has been delivered and accepted? | Yes, both are to be completed within the same 90-day period. | No | |
| 18 | We have reviewed SAM.gov and noted that the submission due date is Oct 24, 2025 11:00 am EDT. Could you please confirm if this date is correct and if there have been any updates or amendments that may not have been posted yet? | The due date for proposals has been extended to 12/3. Please see SAM.gov for the latest updates. | Yes |
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