Development Services

Headquarters, Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) is seeking information on the development of a set of step by step plans that support the Air Force Headquarters Personnel and Manpower (AF/A1 Domain) Information Technology Strategic Plan (ITSP). The Air Force is seeking to apply industry best practices to accomplish the following tasks. 1: Develop AF/A1 Domain Data Operations Plan to deliver secure and reliable access to Air Force Human Resource Data. - 1.1: Identify Key Performance Parameters (KPP) and the attributes or characteristics of the AF/A1 DOMAIN Data Systems system that are considered critical to an effective AF/AF/A1 Domain data delivery capability. - 1.2: Identify Key Performance Indicators (KPI) that are meaningful and actionable metrics as a basis for a performance monitoring adjustment mechanism of the AF/A1 Domain Data Systems - 1.3: Develop an actionable plan for the operations of the AF/A1 Domain Data delivery system to include potential hardware platform, hosting solution, security measures, funding operations personnel and all timelines necessary - 1.4: Develop a Business Case Analysis (BCA) to determine best hosting solution 2. Baseline Data Center Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) infrastructure - 2.1 Analyze results of a completed set of independent industry assessments and determine the value and prioritization of recommendations. Recommendations and subsequent tasks must provide value to the entire AF/A1 Domain. 3: Develop a 5 year Strategic Plan to include Mechanical Environmental Plumbing (MEP), IT Architecture, data storage, security and emerging technologies. Several assessments have been completed including a data center assessment, a storage capability assessment, a business process assessment and others. Using this information the AF needs to accomplish the following tasks: - 3.1 Identify target architecture (2014) capabilities - 3.2 Develop roadmap to deliver 2014 data center 4: Develop a inventory of current host operating environments - 4.1 Develop inventory of current host operating environment for potential consolidation or outsourcing. This is a comprehensive inventory of all operating environments within the AF/A1 DOMAIN Community of Interest 5: Based on industry best practices for business case analysis develop a timeline for evaluating current host operating environments for consolidating or outsourcing - 5.1 Develop timeline for consolidation or outsource decisions 6: Baseline and develop network and application level security policy - 6.1: Identify any potential policy gaps and assign policy responsibility as needed - 6.2: Work with Air Force and DoD partners to develop a comprehensive AF/A1 Domain HR security policy 7: Develop vulnerability identification and mitigation strategies - 7.1 Baseline current vulnerability mitigation strategies - 7.2 Develop improved comprehensive HR systems strategies that support current AFNetOps initiatives to migrate to a single AF forest in Active Directory and centralize AF GIG monitoring and administration control. This Request for Information (RFI) is for market research purposes only. The government is not liable for any costs and/or activity associated with providing a response to this RFI. This RFI does not constitute an invitation for a request for proposal (RFP) or a request for a quotation (RFQ), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the United States Air Force. All contractors must be CCR registered. If you have any questions, please contact Alan Larrumbide, (210-565-0257). Interested vendors should e-mail their information to Alan Larrumbide, HQ AFPC/DPDXT, Randolph AFB TX, alan.larrumbide@randolph.af.mil All responses should be received no later than 3 Dec 10 3:00 P.M. Central time.