Request for Information (RFI): USA Storage 3. 0

The Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) under the Department of Justice is seeking to conduct market research through a Request for Information (RFI) for enterprise Storage as a Service capabilities, designated as USAStorage 3.0. The procurement targets a modernized, scalable, and secure storage solution to support approximately 15,000 users across roughly 250 office locations nationwide that must be hosted in FedRAMP-approved Government Cloud environments. Key requirements include centralized storage accessible via Server Message Block (SMB) file shares with multi-location access capabilities, integration with OKTA and Active Directory authentication systems, tiered storage supporting data lifecycle management and litigation hold, 99.8 percent service availability, and 24x7 enterprise-grade support from U.S.-based personnel. Additional critical objectives encompass comprehensive audit logging compliant with FISMA and NIST guidelines, FIPS 140-2 encryption with all data remaining in U.S.-based regions, and future AI integration support including vectorization and large language model workloads. The RFI response deadline is April 23, 2026, and interested vendors must submit a capabilities statement with company information, a completed supplemental questionnaire addressing technical differentiators, infrastructure dependencies, FedRAMP authorization status, relevant project experience with customer references, and detailed risk assessments.

This pre-solicitation notice involves no set-aside designation and does not identify any current incumbents or contractors. The procurement requires vendors to manage migration of approximately 18 billion files totaling nearly 20 petabytes of initial data with anticipated growth of two percent monthly, necessitating the solution to scale indefinitely for usable capacity. The overall timeline encompasses 36 months of total support including design, execution, and post-migration stabilization, with the critical migration phase requiring completion within 24 months. All contractor personnel must be U.S. Citizens based in the continental United States, and solutions must comply with OMB M-26-04 regarding unbiased AI principles. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, as this RFI is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a binding procurement action or commitment to award a contract.