The General Service Administration is working to revamp its cloud computing offerings and pull all related contracts into a single place where agencies can compare options and find the best solution.
In doing so, the Cloud Computing Services (CCS) program office is looking for industry feedback on the types of cloud offerings out there. Specifically, the program office is asking vendors to comment on the proposed scope of its cloud vehicle, the Cloud Contract Fostering Innovation in Government (Cloud ConFIG).
"In order to cast the breadth of net asked for by the stakeholders that the Cloud ConFIG contract will service, it's necessary that we cover a wide range of cloud technologies and services under this offering," the PMO said in a March 23 post on GSA Interact.
The scope statement reads as follows:
The scope of the contract shall provide all cloud computing services and cloud computing service-based solutions.
Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. The contract encompasses all components necessary for implementing a complete cloud computing solution while allowing ancillary services for planning, development, implementation and support. The contract shall support all cloud computing service models including Infrastructure-, Platform- and Software as-a-Service and all deployment models such as Public, Private, Community, and Hybrid.
"We'd value your feedback on our scope statement in the hopes that it will helps us strengthen it, laying the foundation for a successful contract," the PMO wrote.
A draft RFP for the contract vehicle is expected sometime in fiscal 2016.
Vendors and other stakeholders (agencies and other interested parties) can comment on the Interact post or email the PMO at CloudConFIG@gsa.gov.
More information is also available on the Cloud ConFIG Interact landing page.
Aaron Boyd is an awarding-winning journalist currently serving as editor of Federal Times — a Washington, D.C. institution covering federal workforce and contracting for more than 50 years — and Fifth Domain — a news and information hub focused on cybersecurity and cyberwar from a civilian, military and international perspective.
