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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 18, 2016 FBO #5474
SPECIAL NOTICE

B -- Engineering Approaches to Mitigate Risks of Migrating DoD Transportation Information Systems to Cloud Computing Environments

Notice Date

11/16/2016
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
 

Contracting Office

Other Defense Agencies, United States Transportation Command, USTRANSCOM Command Acquisition, 508 Scott Drive, Bldg 1900, Scott AFB, Illinois, 62225, United States
 

ZIP Code

62225
 

Solicitation Number

USTCT21116
 

Archive Date

12/22/2016
 

Point of Contact

Mark Surina,
 

E-Mail Address

transcom.scott.tcj5j4.mbx.orta@mail.mil
(transcom.scott.tcj5j4.mbx.orta@mail.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) is seeking United States-incorporated/based non-federal partners ("Collaborators") in industry and/or academia to consider for entry into Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) (as described in 15 USC 3710a) with the government to produce collaborative studies illustrating potential future capabilities for USTRANSCOM. These studies will use the information technology architecture of the Global Air Transportation Execution System (GATES) as a baseline case for research on risks, preparations for and best practices in migrating an existing government system to a cloud-based environment. This is not a solicitation for a procurement contract, nor should this announcement be construed as implying any future solicitation by USTRANSCOM or any other government agency in this area. Potential Topics: A. Decision criteria and business case for migration of legacy systems to cloud environments; development of a decision-making process to analyze systems for cloud migration potential B. Development of innovative approaches and risk reduction techniques to securely and efficiently migrate systems, applications and data into Collaborator cloud computing environments C. Processes, pre-conditions (preparations)and risks for migration of legacy systems, applications, virtualized systems and data to public clouds D. Design considerations for establishing a secure public cloud environment for new systems E. Application rationalization to determine capabilities and services usable in cloud, public cloud and advanced public cloud environments F. Techniques for storing and securing applications in a cloud environment G. Methods of exchange of data and applications between cloud environments, public and private H. Best practices in establishing a hybrid cloud environment and choosing splits between public and private clouds I. Other topics as determined by discussion and approved by stakeholders USTRANSCOM will provide: 1. Access to architecture descriptions for GATES 2. Access to government subject matter experts 3. Performance, cost and security goals for migration of systems to cloud environments Small businesses are encouraged to respond to this announcement. Potential Collaborators may team with other qualified non-federal parties. Specific study outputs and any development and demonstration goals will be determined during discussions with Collaborators prior to CRADA signatures, and refined as necessary during the life of the CRADAs. Multiple federal agencies may participate on behalf of or in partnership with USTRANSCOM, including but not limited to agencies of Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC, U.S. Army), Air Mobility Command (AMC, U.S. Air Force), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), other Federal Laboratories, and other agencies of the U.S. Government, as USTRANSCOM deems appropriate. Supporting information, discussions, demonstrations, and other collaborative activities should remain at the UNCLASSIFIED level. Collaborators shall be U.S.-owned institutions and shall sign non-disclosure agreements to prevent inadvertent release of For Official Use Only (FOUO) information. Proposed legacy IT system architectures documents are FOUO. If classified information exchange is proposed by Collaborators, Collaborator personnel must be appropriately cleared at the outset of the CRADA, at no cost to the government. CRADAs are defined in 15 USC 3710a(d), in part, as "any agreement between one or more federal laboratories and one or more non-federal parties under which the Government, through its laboratories, provides personnel, services, facilities, equipment, intellectual property or other resources with or without reimbursement (but not funds to non-Federal parties) and the non-Federal parties provide funds, personnel, services, facilities, equipment, intellectual property, or other resources toward the conduct of specified research or development efforts which are consistent with the missions of the laboratory; except that such term does not include a procurement contract..." More info on USTRANSCOM's use of CRADAs is found at http://www.ustranscom.mil/dbw/orta.cfm. CRADAs resulting from this announcement are forecast to be in effect for approximately a two (2) year period, although duration can be tailored to suit the parties' needs before or even after work begins, by mutual agreement. USTRANSCOM and other designated government agencies selected by USTRANSCOM will evaluate potential Collaborators' white papers (submittal instructions below). Based on response to the RFI's requested response elements and Government interest and capacity to enter into such agreements, USTRANSCOM will choose one, multiple, or zero white papers as basis for additional discussion, and so notify the respondents. Initial selection of white papers and subsequent discussions do not guarantee selection of any Collaborator by USTRANSCOM to actually enter into a CRADA. After initial white paper selection, the government will conduct discussions separately with each selected Collaborator, seeking to reach mutual agreement on objectives, duration, intellectual property, and resources to be applied by the parties in the proposed CRADA-based experiments. The government may choose to visit pertinent facilities for a tour of Collaborator capabilities prior to final selections. No funding is available from the government to cover white paper preparation or submittal costs, or to cover discussions, facility visits or any other Collaborator costs of preparation for or participation in a CRADA. The USTRANSCOM template CRADA is attached to this RFI so potential Collaborators may understand its terms. The Collaborator(s) and USTRANSCOM will draft and seek to finalize specific CRADA objectives and language collaboratively via discussions/mutual agreement after white paper selection. Interested parties may respond with white papers not later than (NLT) 23 Dec 2016 (12:00 midnight Central time) by unclassified e-mail to transcom.scott.tcj5j4.mbx.orta@mail.mil by submitting an UNCLASSIFIED written white paper in the following format. Hardcopy submittal is not permitted. Please use the following format: -Microsoft Word or.pdf formats of not more than ten (10) pages in length, on standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch page, with one (1) inch margins at top, bottom, left and right, in Times New Roman font of not less than 12 point size, with not more than 6 lines per inch. -Pages numbered sequentially in the bottom footer including company name and identification of proprietary information as appropriate on each page. -Clearly marked/identified proprietary information, photos, or diagrams. Proprietary information or trade secrets do not have to be disclosed in this response, if the general technique can be otherwise described. -Include the following elements (within the 10 page limit): --Title (no separate title page needed). --Company name and U.S. state of incorporation, and incorporation of any parent entity. Companies with foreign ownership or parentage must identify the nation of incorporation of the non-U.S. entity. --Company's experience in employee hiring and retention for transportation, logistics and supply chain management. --Description of approach to collaboration on your selection of topics A through I above; additional topics recommended for collaborative study;brief description of what information your company is willing to provide to USTRANSCOM for each topic. --Resources to be supplied by the Collaborator during the CRADA (examples: access to facilities, personnel expertise, information systems, proprietary techniques, hardware, software, materials, prototypes, etc.) --Resources requested from USTRANSCOM (examples: personnel skillsets, data, access to selected environments, access to facilities including test/demo facilities, etc; no DoD provided funding is permitted) --Identify all proprietary information with appropriate markings or citations --Include points of contact (name, point of contact, address, e-mail, and phone) for notification of selection/non-selection and follow-on discussions/visits (if chosen). USTRANSCOM and other government entities participating in white paper review and actual collaborative work under CRADAs may include in-house support contractors and members of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs). Non-disclosure agreements will be signed as required by the Parties to incorporate these participants. The USTRANSCOM Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA) technical advisor (coordinator of USTRANSCOM Technology Transfer activities) is a member of the MITRE National Security Engineering Center, an FFRDC. Proposals not selected for further discussion will be archived by the government and appropriately protected.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/USTC/USTRANSCOM/USTCT21116/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 508 Scott Drive, Scott AFB, Illinois, 62225-5357, United States

Zip Code: 62225-5357
 

Record

SN04329677-W 20161118/161116234708-d58b96a77b714b9a10bced76580fdfe1 (fbodaily.com)
 

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