SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- IT Infrastructure Acquisition PIVOT-I RFI
- Notice Date
- 7/12/2016
- 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
- EDCIO15112017RFI3(PIVOT-I)
- 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
- 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. With the EDUCATE Contract reaching its full potential contract maturity, the Department began the re-compete process in early 2015. To date, the Department has benefited greatly from industry's participation and involvement in the research phase, which has clearly shaped the Department's acquisition strategy and influenced the requirements. During the 06 June 2016 Pre-RFP Industry Day, the Department presented the Portfolio of Integrated, Value-Oriented Technologies (PIVOT) acquisition strategy concept. Furthermore, the Department advised industry of its plans to release the final series of RFIs beginning in June 2016 with the PIVOT-Integrator (PIVOT-I) acquisition. The Department intends to release the previously communicated series of PIVOT RFIs. However, in an effort to ensure that an accurate RFI is released, the release of the PIVOT-I RFI has been delayed. The Department anticipates the release of the PIVOT-I RFI to occur within the next coming weeks and will do so by amending this announcement in order to publish the pertinent documents, information and RFI due date/time, as well as other logistical details. The remaining PIVOT RFIs (N/H/O) will be released by means of FBO.gov under separate RFI announcements. For additional details regarding the previous RFIs and conferences, please see the following Federal Business Opportunities postings: IT Infrastructure Acquisition Market Research Industry Day: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9f0ee5d76163bc6a7f07eec0db53c7a8&tab=core&_cview=1 IT Infrastructure Acquisition RFI #1: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=b42fabfcf80c6edb65be121ed31159a3&tab=core&_cview=1 IT Infrastructure Acquisition RFI #2: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8d2c42bbcb616a2885dc67c9a08070f0&tab=core&_cview=1 IT Infrastructure Acquisition Pre-RFP Industry Day: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9f1a07bc3004a011ae1ea4abd00851a8&tab=core&_cview=1
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/EDCIO15112017RFI3(PIVOT-I)/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: N.A., Washington, District of Columbia, 20202, United States
- Zip Code: 20202
- Zip Code: 20202
- Record
- SN04179247-W 20160714/160712234758-fc2db45928a3f0b517cda86c2d863578 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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