Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Vendor Framework

This Request for Information (RFI), structured as a Microsoft Forms survey, is issued for market research purposes to support a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Vendor Framework Campaign. It seeks to identify and evaluate the capabilities of commercially available Zero Trust solutions without committing to a specific procurement. The document requests organizational details—such as company information, CAGE codes, and NAICS codes—before prompting vendors to classify their solutions based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 1800-35 reference architecture. Vendors must identify their deployment environments (e.g., on-premises, cloud, hybrid, or edge) and specify which of the primary ZTA logical components their solution addresses. The survey is divided into targeted technical sections, prompting vendors to detail specific capabilities if their solution falls into one or more of the following core ZTA categories: - Policy Decision Point (PDP) and Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) - Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM), including Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) - Endpoint Security, including Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) - Data Security, covering discovery, classification, encryption, and exfiltration prevention - Security Analytics, encompassing network monitoring, traffic inspection, and threat intelligence - Resource Protection, including cloud workload protection and posture management This comprehensive framework allows the issuing agency to map vendor capabilities directly to federal Zero Trust integration standards.