Data Platform Capability
ID: PMMCTMCDPC2024Type: Sources Sought
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DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE ARMYW6DR PEO C3TABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD, 21005-1846, USA

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https://sam.gov/opp/4c02ca16b0c641f3a8fe869f29871e62/view
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    The Department of Defense, specifically the Department of the Army's Project Manager Mission Command, is seeking industry feedback through a Request for Information (RFI) regarding Data Platform capabilities that can operate in various environments, including cloud, on-premises, and hybrid settings, particularly under conditions of disconnected or low bandwidth connectivity. The RFI aims to gather insights on platforms that provide essential functionalities such as data integration, management, governance, security, and analytics integration, while utilizing a microservices architecture and automated deployment processes. This initiative is crucial for enhancing the Army's data systems and processes, ensuring compliance with military standards for data handling and security. Interested parties are encouraged to submit white papers detailing their relevant experience and capabilities by the specified deadline, with inquiries directed to Virginia Pippen at virginia.a.pippen.civ@army.mil or Susan Adams at susan.a.adams29.civ@army.mil.

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    Virginia Pippen
    virginia.a.pippen.civ@army.mil
    Susan Adams
    susan.a.adams29.civ@army.mil
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    Data_Platform_RFI_Checklist_10.2024.xlsx
    The document outlines a request for proposal (RFP) for a comprehensive data integration and management solution tailored to meet federal and military standards. It highlights essential capabilities, including support for various data sources, automation of data ingestion, advanced transformation processes, workflow automation, and robust security features. Additionally, the solution should facilitate data governance through policies and procedures, metadata management, and data lineage documentation. Key areas of focus include ensuring data quality through automated monitoring tools, providing comprehensive metadata management, and enabling role-based access control. The RFP also emphasizes analytics and AI/ML integration, allowing users to derive insights and support decision-making from real-time data. Moreover, the system must support a non-proprietary container ecosystem for microservices, ensuring seamless installation and integration with CI/CD pipelines to facilitate deployment. The structured approach outlined in the document illustrates a strong commitment to data management, compliance, and security, serving the needs of federal agencies effectively while adhering to military regulations.
    Data Platform - RFI-10.2024.docx
    The Project Manager Mission Command (PM MC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit input from industry on Data Platform capabilities that can function across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, particularly in situations with disconnected or low bandwidth connectivity. Responses should include white papers detailing relevant experience and capabilities. The RFI seeks to identify platforms that offer standard functionalities, including data integration, management, governance, cataloging, security, and analytics integration, while employing a microservices architecture and automated deployment processes. Detailed requirements span several areas: data integration and orchestration, governance frameworks, cataloging and lineage, security, and AI/ML integration. Interested parties are instructed to provide company profiles, corporate experience, security compliance capabilities, and responses by a specified deadline, with an emphasis that this initiative is for informational purposes only, not a contract solicitation. The military's standards for data handling and security will be a prioritization in the submissions, aiming to enhance the Army's data systems and processes through potential market solutions.
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