SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Managed Hosting
- Notice Date
- 1/15/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Idaho National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Idaho National Laboratory, 2525 Fremont, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83415-3920
- ZIP Code
- 83415-3920
- Solicitation Number
- 13-0004
- Archive Date
- 2/14/2013
- Point of Contact
- Stacey Francis, Phone: 208-526-8564
- E-Mail Address
-
stacey.francis@inl.gov
(stacey.francis@inl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), the managing and operating contractor of the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is seeking an Expression of Interest (EOI) from prospective vendors interested in providing Managed Hosting for INL. This services model restructuring is anticipated to be effective for fiscal year 2014. This EOI addresses the managed service opportunity for Managed Hosting. A formal Request for Proposal will be issued to selected vendors as BEA proceeds with this managed service. The solicitation will be set aside for small business. The INL encourages teaming arrangements with other small and large businesses as appropriate. Managed Hosting -- a fully managed service which includes: 1. All people, processes and tools necessary to perform a consolidated and seamless hosting service that includes datacenter operations, maintenance, database and middleware administration. 2. Backup and restore, provisioning, monitoring, patching, troubleshooting, problem resolution and maintenance/operations of: a. Windows, Linux, Unix Server Administration for Enterprise Business systems b. Virtual servers c. Storage 3. Application hosting [i.e., Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS), customized] 4. Microsoft SharePoint administration 5. Certain middleware support [i.e. IIS/Apache, Jboss] 6. Disaster recovery and continuity of operations support 7. The ability to interface with other INL managed services vendors 8. Perform vendor research, specifications, and ordering of hardware for various internal customers 9. Adherence to security policies and practices necessary to maintain a Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) moderate certification under a Federal Authority to Operate (ATO) 10. Personnel must be able to obtain Department of Energy clearances as required for specified work scope Innovative thoughts from vendors are anticipated to play a role in moving decisions forward in this managed service area. Anticipated innovations include: 1. The service is conducted outside of INL facilities where practical 2. What sets the vendor apart from other vendors? a. What gives the vendor the competitive advantage? b. How would the vendor provide this service to the INL? 3. What are the anticipated interfaces the vendor would require? 4. What would the vendor need to access our environment? 5. What resources would the vendor need access to? 6. Continuance or improvement of vendor knowledge and expertise 7. Process improvements 8. Unit or transaction based billing Please express your interest of participation by sending an email to small.business@inl.gov by January 30, 2013. You will then be sent instructions on how to submit a more formal response (i.e., white paper). INL anticipates following up the EOI with a webinar following the submission of white papers. Please direct questions specific to this EOI to small.business@inl.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOE/INEEL/ID/13-0004/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83415, United States
- Zip Code: 83415
- Zip Code: 83415
- Record
- SN02965384-W 20130117/130115234106-3d19e3bbd3de988fc799880c6e3fba45 (fbodaily.com)
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