Cloud Infrastructure & Web Hosting Services

The contract solicits secure, scalable cloud hosting services for a federal academic publishing platform operated by the National Institutes of Health under the Department of Health and Human Services. The solution must ensure high availability and dynamic traffic scalability to support consistent performance under varying loads, while strictly adhering to NIST and FISMA compliance standards to safeguard sensitive government and academic data. The work is to be performed in Bethesda, Maryland, with all systems and infrastructure required to meet federal cybersecurity and operational resilience benchmarks. This is a subcontract set aside entirely for small businesses under the SBA’s Total Small Business Set-Aside authority, classified under NAICS code 518210 for data processing, hosting, and related services. The solicitation was posted on July 9, 2026, with proposals due by July 20, 2026. Bidders must demonstrate proven experience in delivering cloud environments that meet federal compliance requirements, with an emphasis on security, scalability, and reliability for mission-critical academic publishing applications. All aspects of the service must align with federal procurement guidelines and enable seamless, secure access for researchers and stakeholders across the federal academic ecosystem.