FBI CJIS IT Professional Environment RFI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Finance and Facilities Division, Procurement Section, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) IT Professional Environment (Request Number CJISRFI09022025). This RFI is for market research to identify capabilities to enhance the IT professional experience by standardizing environments and toolsets used by IT professionals on various CJIS projects. The CJIS Division aims to unify IT environments for developers, system administrators, database administrators, testers, and security engineers. The FBI seeks vendors to document an environment hosted in a government cloud, allowing interconnectivity to existing systems and providing flexibility for all daily work tools. The RFI specifies requirements for a single IT professional environment, support for industry-standard tools, web browser accessibility, integration with existing software, cybersecurity scanning tools, and the use of AI assistants. Responses are due by September 29, 2025, to hnice@fbi.gov.

The government's Request for Information (RFI) aims to gather industry insights on developing a unified IT professional environment for CJIS systems. Currently, CJIS operates in fragmented, self-managed environments with diverse toolsets and architectures, leading to inefficiencies. The FBI seeks a solution that standardizes environments, supports various IT professional roles (e.g., system administration, software development, security engineering), and integrates with existing industry-standard software. Key objectives include hosting in a Government cloud-native environment, utilizing role-based access controls, and incorporating integrated cybersecurity scanning tools. The RFI also explores the use of AI assistants in IT professional tasks, requiring documentation of safeguards. The government anticipates a need for Top Secret clearance for personnel and expects existing projects to migrate to the new unified environment. The solution should support the entire development lifecycle from Dev/Test to Production and be always-on, always-patched, and autoscalable.