This is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS). The purpose of the RFI -ISS-24-052 notice is to identify technical requirements for Cloud Training Platform Subscriptions . The information is being sought for informational and acquisition planning purposes. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The objective of this RFI is to identify technical requirements for a cloud training platform. The office of Information and Security Services (ISS) has a need to purchase a cloud training solution to provide web-based training for Azure and AWS Cloud environments. The training platform requirements are listed below. The training platform shall: Be a service hosted in the cloud. The training shall be completely browser-based and accessed with a variety of browsers. It shall be web-based and not need a browser extension or web app. it shall be able to be accessed via Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) version 120.x and newer, Mozilla Firefox 121.x and newer, and Google Chrome version 120.x and newer. Provide the ability to float or move licenses with no additional cost between employees due to attrition, job changes, and other changes. Provide a web-based portal for provisioning of user access to the platform. Provide a web-based portal to assign training to individual users and teams (see #7). Provide the ability for leadership or administrators to run a report by users’ real names (not nicknames) who haven’t logged into the training platform in a specified time frame. Provide the ability to add customizable fields to a user’s record (e.g., Director, Division, Team name, cloud role). Provide the ability to group users into teams. Provide the ability to manage teams and be an administrator without consuming a license. Provide the ability for leadership or administrators to run reports with standard date formats (e.g. (MM-DD-YYYY, 01-01-2024). Provide the ability for leadership or administrators to run reports on usage such as total time spent, classes/quizzes/exams completed, and coursework in progress. Specialize in cloud training with a variety of courses on the AWS and Azure platforms. Have a curriculum with a minimum of 75 courses in Azure and a minimum of 75 courses in AWS. Provide cloud training that covers services in the following categories: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Provide multiple-choice quizzes or tests to verify content learned. Provide cloud certification practice tests for Azure and AWS. Results shall be documented and recorded in the user’s learning history. Provide cloud training for both AWS and Azure that focuses on multiple IT disciplines, including the following: Full Stack Software Development, Data, Platform as a Service Configuration, Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Networking, Containers, DevSecOps, and FinOps. Provide hands-on interactive labs in both AWS and Azure. Results shall be documented and recorded in the user’s learning history. Provide sandboxes or a lab environment that can be used to do personalized custom training in a live AWS & Azure cloud with no additional cost. Provide pre-built training tracks for Azure and AWS. AWS Development AWS Security AWS Data AWS Architecture Azure Development Azure Data Azure Security Azure Architecture Provide the ability to resolve issues through support tickets and the ability to escalate tickets as needed. Be available for Fiscal Service’s use 95% of each calendar month. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Vendor responses to this RFI shall include sufficient evidence that clearly demonstrates the respondent’s interest and capability to satisfy the scope and objectives outlines above. Responses shall include a general capabilities statement that includes a description of their standard line(s) of business, information outlining their experience, and technical narrative addressing the specific requirements. Responses submitted will assist the Government in its market research to determine the availability of commercial sources in determining an acquisition strategy in terms of setting aside this requirement. In order for Fiscal Service to assess set-aside possibilities, interested parties shall also identify their socio economic status(es) based on the following in their capability statement: 1) small business; 2) 8(a) business; 3) HUBZone small business; 4) small disadvantaged business; 5) woman-owned small business; 6) economic disadvantage women-owned small business; 7) veteran-owned small business; 8) service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or 9) large business under each of their GWACs. No pricing is being requested or will be considered at this time. This is only a request for information for determining an acquisition strategy. No other information regarding this RFI will be provided at this time. All electronic materials and attachments submitted shall be formatted in accordance with the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s Security Requirements. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be opened: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, html, mhtml, and .zip files Microsoft Office non-macro enabled compatible documents are acceptable. If the interested vendor determines that other formats are necessary, it is the interested vendor’s responsibility to verify with Fiscal Service that those formats are acceptable. The Government does not allow 3rd party messaging systems/secure mail. DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES Vendors shall submit responses to this RFI by e-mail to
[email protected] no later than Mon day, March 4th, 2024, at 1:00pm Eastern time. Responses shall reference “Response to RFI-ISS-24-052 ATTN: CTH/TW/RG” in the subject line of the e-mail message. DISCLAIMERS This RFI is not a request for proposal/quote, and this request does not imply an obligation on the part of the Government to purchase products/services or to proceed to any request for proposal/quotation for such products/services. Further, this RFI does not obligate the Government to ultimately pursue a particular acquisition strategy. The Government will not be liable for any costs incurred by vendors in preparing and submitting a response to this RFI. Submission of a response confers no rights upon the responder. NO FORMAL SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. Requests for additional information and/or a copy of the solicitation will not be considered an affirmative response to this posting. Telephone responses or inquiries to this RFI will not be accepted. All responding vendors are advised that responses to this notice, in and of themselves, will in no way be considered for contract award. In the event that a resultant solicitation would ensue, interested parties would be required to respond separately and formally in order to be considered for contract award. Additionally, a determination not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this request would be at the sole discretion of the Government.