SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- IT INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - Request For Information
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Contracts & Acquisitions Management, Contracts (All ED Components), 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia, 20202
- ZIP Code
- 20202
- Solicitation Number
- EDCIO15112017RFI1
- Point of Contact
- Andrew Bunk, Phone: 202.245.6241, E. Hopkins, Phone: 202.245.6167
- E-Mail Address
-
andrew.bunk@ed.gov, eugene.hopkins@ed.gov
(andrew.bunk@ed.gov, eugene.hopkins@ed.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Initial Draft Business Requirements Reqeust For Information Details/Instructions The U.S. Department of Education (Department) was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. The Department's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) provides the technological solutions that enable the Department to deliver world-class service to schools, students and their families. To accomplish its mission, OCIO advises and assists the Secretary and other senior officers in acquiring information technology (IT) and managing information resources. OCIO helps these leaders comply with the best practices in the industry and applicable federal laws and regulations, including the Clinger Cohen Act, the Government Paperwork Reduction Act and the Federal Information Security Management Act. In addition, the agency's Chief Information Officer is charged with establishing a management framework that leads the agency toward more efficient and effective operations, including improved planning and control of IT investments. On September 27, 2007, the Department replaced its enterprise wide network and IT support services contract, known as the Education Network Contract (EDNET), with the Education Department Utility for Communications, Applications, and Technology Environment (EDUCATE) Contract. EDUCATE is a 10-year performance-based contract (Base Year, plus 9 option periods) that moved the Department from a Government-Owned, Contactor-Operated (GOCO) IT environment to a Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated (COCO) managed IT infrastructure service model. The contract provides IT resources to all Department employees and Contractors - approximately 6,200 users who work in Washington, D.C., 10 regional offices in the Continental US and Puerto Rico and various Satellite Offices. The EDUCATE Contractor provides the fully-managed services that include infrastructure, computers, telecommunications devices, an e-mail network, the Department's Internet and intranet sites, servers, telephone systems and network printers, and other services and equipment as needed. In May 2015, the Department began initial requirements gathering from all interested parties from within the Department. Requirements gathering efforts to date have focused on understanding the functional needs of business process owners in terms of the services to be offered and delivered via the next generation of OCIO IT Service contracts. The draft requirements section of this Request for Information (RFI) represents the Department's efforts to date to collect and categorize those requirements. As a result of the recent "National Strategy for Reducing the Federal Government's Real Estate Footprint" initiative, the Department has begun its transition to a more mobile work environment that is less reliant on the fixed traditional office environment. This eventual paradigm shift in how the Department operates/functions is highly dependent upon IT services that allow the user base to seamlessly access resources without loss of performance or support. Examples of expected services that allow for full operational capabilities include, but are not limited to responsive desktop performance, large file transfers, collaborative services, dynamic voice and video conferencing and all in a secure and responsive environment to changing needs. The purpose of this RFI is to query industry for information regarding different approaches and methodologies for providing service areas and draft requirements listed below with a primary focus of enabling a mobile workforce that is not bound by a traditional office space environment. Specifically, the Department is seeking information into the following: • Innovative and cost effective approaches to deliver the types of service areas and requirements listed. • Innovative technological solutions and/or tools to deliver the types of service areas and requirements listed. • Innovative service delivery and service management models, performance metrics and service level agreements, and performance monitoring methodologies. An interested party's election not to respond to this RFI will not result in the exclusion from any resulting acquisitions. Please see the RFI documents attached to this FedBizOpps posting for additional information. For historical information leading up to this RFI, along with the cited EDUCATE Performance Work Statement, please see the FedBizOpps Special Notice at https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9f0ee5d76163bc6a7f07eec0db53c7a8&tab=core&_cview=1
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/EDCIO15112017RFI1/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: N/A, Washington, District of Columbia, 20202, United States
- Zip Code: 20202
- Zip Code: 20202
- Record
- SN03877952-W 20150911/150910000115-6942e53ca6577662515f6bbbe853e8c6 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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