The U.S. Census Bureau has released draft solicitation materials for the Census Transformation and Application Modernization (CenTAM) effort, providing industry an opportunity to review and provide feedback.
The requirement is centered on modernizing and developing applications that support the Decennial Census and related programs, including systems used for planning, field operations, data processing, and data delivery.
The scope covers a broad range of IT and data capabilities, including:
- Application design, development, and modernization
- Cloud architecture and migration
- Systems engineering and enterprise architecture
- IT program and project management
- Testing, security, and operations and maintenance
- Advanced data science, analytics, and reporting
The work supports mission-critical systems that handle large-scale data collection, processing, and dissemination, including applications for data ingestion, validation, analytics, and business intelligence.
The effort is structured as a Decennial Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), with work issued through call orders that define specific requirements and deliverables.
This is a full-spectrum modernization effort, spanning legacy system transformation, cloud adoption, and development of new applications to support census operations and data-driven decision-making.
Firms that should pay attention include those with:
Large-scale federal application modernization experience
Cloud and enterprise architecture capabilities
Data science, analytics, and AI/ML expertise
Experience supporting mission-critical, high-volume data systems
This draft release is part of early engagement and will inform the final solicitation.
Read more here:
Solicitation Number: YA1323-26-CENTAMSN-0002
