DOT FAA Pre-Solicitation: Cloud Hosting Services 2.0 (FCS2)

Notice ID: 692M15-25-R-00009

Related Notice: 692M15-24-RFI-00011

The scope of the FCS2 procurement encompasses the commercial Cloud Service Provider (CSP) reseller services to support all FAA Lines of Business.  The FAA requires access to two CSPs: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.  The CSPs own and control the underlying cloud infrastructure and services.  The FAA cloud service consumers administer and utilizes CSP provided infrastructure and services via CSP provided consoles and Application Programming Interface (API).  The FAA cloud service consumer also has control over deployed applications and the associated data.

Core cloud computing services: The FCS 2.0 scope of services will support the operational mission of the FAA’s Mission Support Operating Environment (MSOE), Research and Development Operating Environment (RDOE), Mission Essential Operating Environment (MEOE), and Mission Critical Operating Environment (MCOE) associated with day-to-day agency CSP reseller services refer to capabilities provided by the Contractor to support the functions that rely upon computer processing that can be implemented in a cloud environment because they do not require on-site (local) processing and so they can utilize consolidated computing resources that are accessible via a wide area network.

CSP reseller services provided for the FCS 2.0 contract includes, but are not limited to:

  • AWS Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) in which the Contractor provides processing, storage, networks, and other computing resources that enable the service consumer to deploy and run software applications. AWS services must be limited to AWS regions residing on United States soil.
  • AWS Platform as a Service (PaaS) in which the Contractor provides programming languages, libraries, services, and tools for use by service consumers. AWS services must be limited to AWS regions residing on United States soil.
  • Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) in which the Contractor provides processing, storage, networks, and other computing resources that enable the service consumer to deploy and run software applications. Microsoft Azure services must be limited to Microsoft Azure regions residing on United States soil.
  • Microsoft Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS) in which the Contractor provides programming languages, libraries, services, and tools for use by service consumers. Microsoft Azure services must be limited to Microsoft Azure regions residing on United States soil …

It is anticipated that this effort will be procured as a single award Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Fixed Unit Price contract with a five-year ordering period beginning September 01, 2025. The Government anticipates releasing the Screening Information Request (SIR) on or about 02 December 2024.

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