SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Federal Data Center Consolidation Task Force Forum
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), ITS Office of Acquisition Operations (QTA), 10304 Eaton Place, 4B19, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22030
- Solicitation Number
- FDCC001
- Archive Date
- 9/10/2011
- Point of Contact
- Ben A. Reed, Phone: 7033066626
- E-Mail Address
-
ben.reed@gsa.gov
(ben.reed@gsa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The purpose of this announcement is to invite all interested vendors to attend an Industry Outreach Forum on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, from 9 AM -12 Noon at Department of Interior's main auditorium located at 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20240. This Industry Outreach Forum is sponsored by the Federal Data Center Consolidation Task Force, Office of Management and Budget, and the Federal Cloud Computing PMO in the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, General Services Administration (GSA). The half day Forum will be held for industry and agencies to discuss specific, high priority challenges that agencies are facing in consolidating and closing data centers. Two panels of agency representatives will outline key challenges agencies need to address. After each panel presentation, agency representatives will answer questions posed by industry and agency attendees. Panel One 1. Preparing receiving data centers for consolidation 2. Leveraging cloud services 3. Migration planning and execution Panel Two 4. Tools for tracking and managing inventory 5. Tools for mapping applications 6. Energy efficiency assessment and measurement Attendees will be invited to submit short (5 pages maximum) white papers within 30 days of the Forum that address one or more of the topics discussed. White papers must contain a case study from a completed (or mostly completed) federal, state, local or Fortune 500 company implementation that addresses one of the challenges presented at the Forum. The case study should describe the vendor's best practices and lessons learned, address success measures, and provide a POC for any agency requesting additional information. White papers will be distributed to Federal CIOs and Federal Data Center Consolidation Task Force members through a secure repository. Access to this repository will be limited to Federal CIOs and their staff. The Industry Outreach Forum will provide further detail on topics and issues to be addressed by the white paper. White Papers will be accepted from September 1 through September 30, 2011. Marketing and promotional items will not be accepted. Pre-registration is required for this event as space is limited and there is a security check at the door. Registration will be closed when capacity is reached. Please register for the event by COB Friday, August 26, 2011, by registering at http://bit.ly/p8Xsov This event is not part of any specific current or future acquisition. A strict policy of non-attribution will be followed at this event. Without the express permission of an individual speaker, nothing he or she says will be attributed to that speaker directly or indirectly in the presence of anyone who was not authorized to attend the event. This event is intended to advance the understanding of technology; the views expressed are those of individuals and do not represent official US Government or policy positions. Any potential reference to individual companies, technology and/or products mentioned does not indicate sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement. Please note: The entrance to the event is on C Street. You must present a state issued ID. If you have a Federal ID please wear it to expedite your admission. No food or drink is allowed in the auditorium. If you have any questions please direct them to Zach Baldwin at zachary.baldwin@gsa.gov (202-219-1236)
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, from 9 AM -12 Noon at Department of Interior’s main auditorium located at 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20240., Washington, District of Columbia, 20240, United States
- Zip Code: 20240
- Zip Code: 20240
- Record
- SN02532708-W 20110814/110813000004-7e20662770385936ed851c0fe8e6d261 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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