Updated EITA Acquisition Schedule For Potential Vendors

The Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to update potential vendors on the revised acquisition schedule for the Enterprise Information Technology Architecture (EITA) requirement. This revision comes in response to the recent Government Shutdown, which necessitated adjustments to the timeline. The updated schedule specifies that the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be released on or before November 15, 2013, with proposals due by January 10, 2014. The anticipated contract award date is on or before February 14, 2014, followed by a vendor transition period, if necessary, from February 14 to April 15, 2014. Vendors are advised that acquisition strategy details will be included in the official RFP, and inquiries regarding the strategy should be deferred until its release. For other relevant questions, vendors may contact Alexander Mavroukakis or Contracting Officer Wayne T. Fleming via the provided email addresses. The contract relates to the NAICS code 541519, indicating services related to other computer-related services, and is part of the FSA's efforts to manage and modernize its enterprise IT capabilities efficiently.