Cloud Computing services

Amendment 002:
The purpose of this amendment is to provide the below response to a question posed by a potential offeror.

Question:
Migration Services: Because there are many variables in migrating SharePoint sites to the cloud including number of sites, complexity of sites and size of site, we request that Migration Services be broken down into two CLINS:
a. Mail migration services, per mailbox (no need for a per year price since this is done once and is not a recurring cost) Ideally this service can be further delineated by source mail system.
b. SharePoint migration services. No unit of measure (eg account, seat, etc.) is necessary. This can be a firm, fixed price based on the scope of work.

Response:
Migration Services only covers user mailbox migrations and should be priced on a per mailbox basis.

Amendment 001:
The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to questions posed by potential offerors.  See attachment for details.

This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a contractor to provide support services to the Department of Commerce for Cloud Computing services.

Offerors will be responsible for obtaining related amendments to this solicitation, if any, from www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of each potential offeror to monitor www.fbo.gov for any amendments or other information related to this solicitation; the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to divya.soni@nist.gov, and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number.

THIS PROCUREMENT IS SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES ONLY.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541519, and the size standard is $25.0M. FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation will be used.

This RFP is for a contract for a five year period of performance, from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2017. The official RFP document is attached here, entitled "SB1341-12-RP-0093."

The Offeror shall submit four (4) hardcopies of the Technical Volume and two (2) hardcopies of the Business Volume, marked as such, and one (1) compact disc (CD) inclusive of the complete proposal, no later than 12:00 pm EST on August 31, 2012.

Proposals must be received by NIST on or before the due date and time specified above. Only information received on or before the due date and time shall be considered for award. Any proposal, or part thereof, received after the due date and time, shall be deemed late and not considered for award.

Proposals must be submitted so that they are received at the following address:

Divya Soni
NIST
Building 301, Room B152
100 Bureau Drive Stop 1640
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640

E-mail proposals shall not be accepted. Facsimile proposals shall not be accepted. However, as noted in the instructions in the Past Performance Information Questionnaire, the Part II of the Questionnaire (if applicable) shall be submitted by the Offeror's references electronically so that it is received at divya.soni@nist.gov no later than 12:00 PM EST on August 31, 2012.