SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- USAC Request for Proposals for IT Security & Risk Assessments, and Certification & Accreditation
- Notice Date
- 11/19/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Managing Director, Contracts and Purchasing Center, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20554, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20554
- Solicitation Number
- USAC-IT-2012-11-19
- Archive Date
- 12/29/2012
- Point of Contact
- Jim Cosson, Phone: 202-776-0200
- E-Mail Address
-
jcosson@usac.org
(jcosson@usac.org)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- At the request of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of Managing Director (OMD), and to ensure wide exposure of the Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC) solicitations, the FCC is alerting the public that USAC has posted on its website, the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Information Technology Risk & Security Assessment, and Certification & Accreditation Services. The RFP is available electronically at http://www.usac.org/about/tools/procurement. The closing date for proposals is December 14, 2012 at 4:30PM Eastern Time. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for professional information technology security and risk assessment services, along with major application certification and accreditation services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. No additional notification will be issued by the FCC. ALL COMMUNICATIONS IN REFERENCE TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES SHALL BE THROUGH USAC'S Contracting Office. The RFP describes the services requested and provides instructions on how to respond. BACKGROUND: USAC is a not-for-profit Delaware corporation. The FCC has appointed USAC as the permanent administrator of the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the universal service support mechanisms (Support Mechanisms): High Cost (HC), Low Income (LI), Rural Health Care (RHC) and Schools & Libraries (SL) as set forth in Title 47, Part 54, Section 701 of the Code of Federal Regulations. As part of its administrative function, USAC performs, subject to FCC oversight, the billing, collection, and disbursement functions associated with the USF and the Support Mechanisms. Additional information concerning USAC and its administration of the USF and Support Mechanisms can be obtained from USAC's website located at: www.usac.org. USAC is requesting proposals from independent and objective professional services firms to conduct robust information technology risk and security assessments, along with certifications and accreditations of major applications, in accordance with applicable FIPS and NIST standards. The services should be begin in the 1 st quarter 2013. The RFP describes the services requested and provides instructions on how to respond. THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT BY A FEDERAL AGENCY, GOVERNMENT CORPORATION, GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED CORPORATION OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. THE CONTRACT AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFQ WILL NOT BE A SUBCONTRACT UNDER A FEDERAL PRIME CONTRACT TO USAC. Complete proposals must be submitted to Mr. Jim Cosson, USAC Contracting Office, no later than the date and time set forth in the RFP. Proposals must be submitted by e-mail (rfp@usac.org), mail, courier or hand delivered to: Universal Service Administrative Company Attn: Mr. Jim Cosson, 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200. Washington, DC 20036.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/FCC/FCCOMD/FCCCPC/USAC-IT-2012-11-19/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, District of Columbia, 20036, United States
- Zip Code: 20036
- Zip Code: 20036
- Record
- SN02933512-W 20121121/121119234243-99854afdef4db5d089bc9146909ac3f4 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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