RFI - Data Center and Cloud Analysis
ID: DOIDFBO250050Type: Solicitation
Overview

Buyer

INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THEDEPARTMENTAL OFFICESIBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)HERNDON, VA, 20170, USA

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Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

PSC

IT AND TELECOM - DATA CENTER AS A SERVICE (DC10)
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    The Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to gather insights on enhancing its enterprise hosting solutions, specifically related to its 871 data centers across the U.S. and American Samoa. The RFI aims to collect industry strategies for optimizing IT infrastructure, reducing redundancy, and effectively managing cloud solutions to improve mission performance and efficiency. Interested vendors are invited to submit written responses detailing their plans for cost efficiency, implementation timelines, and organizational structures by July 16, 2025, with opportunities for briefings on July 17 and 18, 2025. For further inquiries, vendors can contact Stephanie McCullough at stephanie_mccullough@ibc.doi.gov or by phone at 703-972-5862.

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    The Request for Information (RFI) from the Department of the Interior (DOI) seeks strategies for enhancing its enterprise hosting solutions. The goal is to optimize IT infrastructure, reduce redundancy, and advance technologies related to DOI’s 871 data centers across the U.S. and American Samoa, which house around 250 significant IT systems. The RFI aims to gather industry insights on consolidating data centers, modernizing legacy systems, and managing cloud solutions efficiently to mitigate cloud sprawl. Responses should detail plans for cost efficiency, implementation timelines, anticipated costs, and organizational structures to support ongoing maintenance. Interested vendors can submit written responses by July 16, 2025, with opportunities for in-person or virtual briefings on July 17 and 18, 2025. The RFI emphasizes that it is part of preliminary research and does not commit the government to a contract. The input will inform future acquisition packages related to DOI's hosting strategies, aligning with their goal of improving mission performance and efficiency.
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