CFTC Sole Source - Hosting for 3 Equipment Racks
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- PRDA250170
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- Place of performance
- District of Columbia 20581, United States
- Points of contact
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- Benjamin Van Wormer bvanwormer@cftc.gov (202) 418-5498
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) intends to award a sole-source task order to Recovery Point Systems (RPS) for hosting three CFTC server racks at RPS's facility in Germantown, MD. These server racks maintain critical direct connections to Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure clouds that are essential to CFTC's IT infrastructure and mission capabilities. The procurement is being conducted under FAR 6.103-1 and 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), citing that the required services are available from only one responsible source and no other services will satisfy the agency's needs. While this is not a request for competitive proposals, the government will consider written responses from all responsible sources that demonstrate capability to fulfill the requirement. All written responses must be received by 10:00 AM ET on July 25, 2025, with the government anticipating award on or about August 15, 2025.
This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and identifies Recovery Point Systems as the intended sole-source contractor. The requirement encompasses hosting services for three server racks over a base year with one potential option year to provide stability during CFTC's headquarters relocation from 1155 21st St NW to 355 E St SW in Washington, DC, anticipated for June 2026 or upon completion of renovations. The contract timeline is designed to avoid simultaneous disruption to both physical headquarters infrastructure and cloud connectivity infrastructure, which CFTC has determined would pose unacceptable risk to critical systems. The current headquarters lease has been extended for one year with an additional option year to accommodate potential renovation delays. No specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, and the government will not be responsible for any costs incurred in preparing responses to this announcement.
Notice text
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") intends to negotiate and award a sole-source task order to Recovery Point Systems (RPS) for the hosting of three (3) CFTC server racks at the RPS location in Germantown, MD. These server racks and their direct connections to the Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure clouds are critical to CFTC’s Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and mission capabilities.
CFTC anticipates moving to its new headquarters location (355 E St SW, Washington DC) on or about June 2026, or when the renovations are completed on the new headquarters location if delayed. CFTC has extended the lease at its existing headquarters location (1155 21st St NW, Washington, DC) for one year, with an additional option year in the case of renovation delays on the new location. CFTC must have stability for its existing cloud infrastructure during this time to ensure there are no critical system outages. Recompeting and potentially moving CFTC’s three server racks in a similar timeframe to a physical headquarters move would create too much risk to critical CFTC systems and connectivity to cloud services.
Accordingly, CFTC must renew its existing server hosting contract for a base year and one potential option year to ensure this stability. Physically moving the HQ location, on premise infrastructure, and cloud connection infrastructure simultaneously poses too much risk, as doing so could cause a critical infrastructure failure or loss of connectivity to CFTC’s cloud infrastructure.
The Government intends to procure this requirement under FAR 6.103-1 and 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) “the property or services needed by the executive agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the executive agency.”
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS nor a solicitation of offers. However, the Government will consider written responses from all responsible sources received by 10:00 AM ET, July 25, 2025. Written responses must include sufficient information to establish capability to fulfill the requirement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes for future Market Research requirements. No formal solicitation package is available. The Government anticipates award on or about August 15, 2025. The Government will not be responsible for any costs of preparation in response to this announcement.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CFTC Sole Source - Hosting for 3 Equipment Racks | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| CFTC Sole Source - Hosting for 3 Equipment Racks | Pre-Solicitation |
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