The Department of Homeland Security extended the deadline to submit information on a proposed set of contracts to enable component bureaus to buy cloud computing services.

The agency originally set a Nov. 6 deadline to respond to the RFI for Enterprise Computing Services but extended the due date to Nov. 13 to give industry reps more time to prepare their responses.

The final ECS vehicle will include multiple awards to provide DHS components with a suite of offerings from which to choose.

For now, DHS plans to make the award to a FedRAMP-compliant small business, preferably off GSA's IT Schedule 70. The small business set-aside and use of Schedule 70 might change but DHS intends on using a FedRAMP-approved CSP, according to the RFI.

  • DHS is considering an overall nine-year period of performance for this effort. What is industry's perspective regarding the three-year contract base period and the multi-year option periods?
  • Is the anticipated NAICS code (541519) appropriate for the anticipated requirement and what is your business size under the NAICS code?
  • Feedback on all sections of the draft statement of objectives, with special emphasis on the security issues in Section 6 (Performance Objectives) and Section 7 (Operating Constraints).
  • Feedback on the acquisition approached described in the second paragraph of Section A in the RFI.
  • Do you currently have a contract under IT Schedule 70 Cloud Computing Special Item Number (SIN) 132-40? If not, do you intend to pursue a contract under GSA SIN 132-40 and when will you submit the package to GSA?

DHS asked respondents to be succinct, limiting the submissions to eight pages.

About Aaron Boyd

Aaron Boyd is an awarding-winning journalist currently serving as editor of Federal Times — a Washington, D.C. institution covering federal workforce and contracting for more than 50 years — and Fifth Domain — a news and information hub focused on cybersecurity and cyberwar from a civilian, military and international perspective.

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