SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- IT Audit Support Services
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541618
— Other Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Contracts & Acquisitions Management, Contracts (All ED Components), 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC, 20202, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- ED-07-R-0030
- Response Due
- 7/10/2007
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General (OIG), intends to enter into a 1-year contract with three one-year option periods with a qualified entity to obtain the services of IT Audit experts to perform technology audits of the Department's information security programs, system development reviews, and general and application control reviews in connection with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 and major system developments and enhancements. Contractor support is required so that the OIG can perform an independent evaluation of the Department's information security program, IT plans, practices, and major system developments. Evaluations of system security include, but are not limited to, evaluating system security plans, system confidentiality, integrity, and availability; access control; logging mechanisms; authentication; security administration; security of database, application, file and print servers; encryption; and interfaces between network and operating system software security modules. The contractor shall assist the OIG to complete a FISMA audit of selected ED IT systems and would provide and use available tools designed to assist in this work. Under this procurement, the Department intends to make one contract award. The approximate date of release of the RFP is June 7, 2007 and the approximate date of closing is July 10, 2007. Contract awards are tentatively scheduled to be announced in September 2007. Offerors will also be asked to submit technical and cost proposals. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.
- Record
- SN01302291-W 20070526/070524220506 (fbodaily.com)
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