DHS Architecture, Development, and Platform Technical Services (ADaPTS) 2.0

************************UPDATE************************ January 16, 2025 Dear Industry Partners, This is an update on the status of the Architecture, Development, and Platform Technical Services (ADaPTs) 2.0 procurement. We are providing Government Responses to Questions submitted by Industry. Please see attached (ADaPTs Industry Engagement Questions and ADaPTs RFQ Questions). Additionally, we are providing the following Revised Notional Milestones: Response to Questions submitted by Industry: January 16, 2025 Final Solicitation Release: January 22, 2025 Quotation Phase I Due Date: February 5, 2025 Phase II Vendor Questions Due Date: February 2025 Quotation Phase II Due Date: March 2025 Quotation Phase III Due Date: April 2025 Anticipated Award: June 2025 We are noting the final solicitation will be for a multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), Special Item Numbers (SINs) 54151S - IT Professional Services, 518210C - Cloud Computing and Cloud Related IT Professional Services, OLM, and Ancillary Supplies and Services to perform ADaPTS 2.0 in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-3. This will be the final SAM.Gov Notification. All additional communication will be via GSA E-Buy. Thank you for your interest in the ADaPTs 2.0 procurement. If you have any questions, please direct email correspondence to stacey.macmillan@hq.dhs.gov, danielle.lachter@hq.dhs.gov and elizabeth.wilfong@hq.dhs.gov. ************************UPDATE************************ January 14, 2025 Dear Industry Partners, This is an update on the status of the ADaPTs 2.0 procurement. Questions submitted by Industry and Government Responses will be posted on or about January 17, 2025. We will also provide an updated notional milestone schedule at that time. Thank you for your interest in the ADaPTs 2.0 procurement. If you have any questions, please direct email correspondence to stacey.macmillan@hq.dhs.gov, danielle.lachter@hq.dhs.gov and elizabeth.wilfong@hq.dhs.gov. ************************UPDATE************************ December 20, 2024 Dear Industry Partners, Thank you to those of you who attended our ADaPTs 2.0 virtual Industry Day on December 16, 2024. We value all our engagement with Industry thus far. We are consolidating all feedback received and will post responses to questions received before and during the virtual Industry Day at a later date. Attached for your reference is a recording of the virtual Industry Day and the slide presentation from the event. Thank you for your interest in the AdaPTs 2.0 procurement. If you have any questions, please direct email correspondence to stacey.macmillan@hq.dhs.gov, danielle.lachter@hq.dhs.gov and elizabeth.wilfong@hq.dhs.gov. LINK to Industry Engagement Event Recording: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTg3MGNhOGQtNGI0ZC00MzVhLTkxZGItYzcyYTU0MmY4YmFk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%223ccde76c-946d-4a12-bb7a-fc9d0842354a%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%2206c89b44-7fb3-42e2-9683-9bed628db902%22%2C%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3Atrue%2C%22role%22%3A%22a%22%7D&btype=a&role=a ************************UPDATE************************ December 9, 2024 Dear Industry Partners, As a follow on to the SAM.gov notice posted on December 4, 2024, the following registration information is provided for the upcoming Architecture, Development, and Platform Technical Services 2.0 (ADaPTS 2.0) Industry Engagement Event by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) in support of the DHS Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Note: The Industry Engagement Event will be recorded. Any responses provided during Industry Engagement Event may be superseded in the resulting solicitation. This event is closed to the press. WHEN: Monday, December 16, 2024 TIME: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. WHERE: The Industry Engagement Event will take place virtually Attendance: Attendance will be tracked for all Industry Engagement Event participants. For each participant the following information must be provided: first and last name, company name, and email address. If you are interested in attending the Industry Engagement Event, please register at https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/a0974524-a479-47f4-9532-6161987b5d95@3ccde76c-946d-4a12-bb7a-fc9d0842354a no later than December 13, 2024, 2:00 PM ET. Regisgration Link is also below in the Sam.gov Attachments/Links section of this notice. Reservations through any other means will not be accepted or allowed. Submission of Questions: Industry is invited to submit questions in writing prior to the Industry Engagement Event in response to the Draft Documents released on December 4, 2024. All questions must be received no later than Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 10AM ET and should be submitted to Stacey MacMillan (stacey.macmillan@hq.dhs.gov), Danielle Lachter (danielle.lachter@hq.dhs.gov) and Elizabeth Wilfong (elizabeth.wilfong@hq.dhs.gov) via email only. Vendors will also have an opportunity to ask questions during the Industry Engagement Event. Thank you for your interest in the ADaPTS 2.0 requirement and we look forward to your participation in the upcoming Industry Engagement Event. ************************UPDATE************************ December 4, 2024 Dear Industry Partners, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) within the DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) provides the following information regarding a planned solicitation for the Architecture, Development and Platform Technical Services 2.0 (ADaPTs 2.0) requirement on behalf of the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). This notice is to advise vendors that DHS OPO intends to issue a solicitation for a multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Special Item Numbers (SIN) 54151S - IT Professional Services to obtain highly specialized technical contractor support services to assist the OCIO in executing and accomplishing its mission objectives. Attached for your review and comment is the ADaPTs 2.0 draft Statement of Work (SOW), draft Evaluation Criteria, draft Solicitation Instructions concerning small business participation, draft pricing structure and draft technical and management scenarios. Note: All above mentioned attachments are dated 12-4-2024 in the attachments/links location below. Please submit your comments to Stacey MacMillan (stacey.macmillan@hq.dhs.gov), Danielle Lachter (danielle.lachter@hq.dhs.gov) and Elizabeth Wilfong (elizabeth.wilfong@hq.dhs.gov) via email only no later than (NLT) December 10, 2024 at 10:00 AM ET. This notice is intended to also to inform industry of an upcoming virtual industry engagement event and provide the notional schedule for the ADaPTs 2.0. Additional registration details will be provided in the near future. The following high-level notational schedule for the ADaPTs 2.0 is for Industry review and planning purposes. Please note, dates are subject to change. Comments Due from Industry on Draft Documents: December 10, 2024 NLT 10:00 AM ET Industry Engagement Event: December 16, 2024 Final Solicitation Release: January 8, 2025 Quotation Phase I Due Date: January 22, 2025 Quotation Phase II Due Date: February 2025 Quotation Phase III Due Date: April 2025 Anticipated Award: June 2025 We thank you for your interest and we look forward to your valuable feedback on the ADaPTs 2.0 requirement. If you have any questions, please direct email correspondence to the point(s) of contact identified above. *************************UPDATE*********************** November 4, 2024 This is an UPDATE to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters (HQ), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Architecture, Development, and Platform Technical Services (ADaPTS) 2.0 requirement. Dear Industry Partners, We appreciate your continued interest and patience as we continue to plan and strategize for the upcoming DHS HQ OCIO ADaPTS 2.0 requirement. DHS OPO is anticipating posting a DRAFT RFQ for the requirement in 2nd quarter of FY2025. This timeframe is tentative. Please continue to watch for updates on Sam.gov. Send all inquiries to the OPO Industry Liaison at OPOIndustryLiaison@hq.dhs.gov. **UPDATE** Dear Industry Partners: The DHS Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) is issuing an update to this SSN on behalf of the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). DHS thanks all companies who submitted a Capability Statement in response to this SSN. The Department intends to provide additional information on this potential requirement through its Acquisition Planning Forecast System (APFS), reference tracking number F2023064237. A response to this update is not required. Please note: All future communications regarding this potential requirement will be issued via the General Services Administration (GSA) eBuy portal. Thank you for your continued interest in supporting the Department. ********************************************************************** The objective of this procurement is to obtain highly specialized technical contractor support services to assist the OCIO in executing and accomplishing its mission objectives. The key mission objectives are listed below: Implement and manage Cloud based commodity computing services Perform end-to-end technical requirements management for enterprise IT services Maintain and track application service level agreements and performance measurements Support Government-Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) / Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) application integration and interoperability for customer developed components Perform application and service compliance and performance monitoring (e.g., FedRAMP, DHS Directive 4300A, NIST Guidance, Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), Privacy,Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 36 CFR Part 1194, - Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Standards Plan, develop and manage enterprise application development and delivery Provide an integrated approach to enterprise application capabilities (e.g., user interface, application logic, workflows, access to data and security, etc.) Perform application delivery and systems assurance including configuration management Provide Strategy, Policy and Governance Support Provide Architecture and Planning Support Provide Development and Implementation Support Provide Strategic Communications Support Provide Audit, Tasker, and Executive Clearance Support Provide Operations and Maintenance Support Provide Operations/Database Support Identify and recommend products (preferably open source) to streamline processes and add efficiencies Provide User Experience/Customer Experience research, design, and consulting support Implement and manage technology platforms with numerous customers/tenants based on infrastructure, software, and cloud services Provide customer chargeback models and financial operations (FinOps) support