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Amendment 0002 - This amendment's purpose is to renumber "Subfactor 4: Key Personnel" to "Subfactor 3: Key Personnel" in the Continuation Pages. The quote suspense date and time remain unchanged. Amen... Amendment 0002 - This amendment's purpose is to renumber "Subfactor 4: Key Personnel" to "Subfactor 3: Key Personnel" in the Continuation Pages. The quote suspense date and time remain unchanged. Amendment 0001 - This amendment's purpose is to answer vendor questions, provide updates to the Continuation Pages, Pricing Schedule, Sample Task Order, and extend the quote suspense to 12:00 pm ET on 09 September 2024. Quotes received after this time and date will not be considered. The. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS), on behalf of all USDA agencies requires the acquisition of Secure Data Enclave Services in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; the Solicitation Number is 1232SA24Q0053. The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05. The NAICS code for this procurement is 518210 – Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services; the small business size standard is $40 million. The Product Service Code is R702 – Support Management; Data Collection. Offerors must be registered within the System for Award Management (SAM) databased at time of response to this solicitation. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov/. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT CLIN Service/Description Ordering Period One 0001: Base Service Level - Data Stewardship & Management 0002: Data Hosting, Ingestion, and Migration 0002AA: Data Hosting in GB: a). Unstructured b.) Structured 0002AB: Data File Workspace & Storage in GB 0002AC: Data ingestion - Small (Under 100 GB) 0002AD: Data ingestion - Medium (100-500 GB) 0002AE: Data ingestion - Large (500+ GB) 0002AF: Archival and Restoration 0003: Workspace Configurations 0003AA: Workspace Performance Configurations - Basic (CPU 4 Memory 7.5)" 0003AB: Workspace Performance Configurations - Intermediate (4/30) 0003AC: Workspace Performance Configurations - Power (8/60) 0003AD: User Set-Up 0003AE: Advisors 0004: Software & Add-Ons 0004AA: Installations and Upgrades 0004AB: Additional Storage in GB 0005: Additional Services 0005AA: Technical Expertise - (Ex: Data Scientist Support) 0005AB: Technical Support 0005AC: Data Export Cursory Review 0005AD: AI/Machine Learning Training Ordering Period Two 1001: Base Service Level - Data Stewardship & Management 1002: Data Hosting, Ingestion, and Migration 1002AA: Data Hosting in GB: a). Unstructured b.) Structured 1002AB: Data File Workspace & Storage in GB 1002AC: Data ingestion - Small (Under 100 GB) 1002AD: Data ingestion - Medium (100-500 GB) 1002AE: Data ingestion - Large (500+ GB) 1002AF: Archival and Restoration 1003: Workspace Configurations 1003AA: Workspace Performance Configurations - Basic (CPU 4 Memory 7.5) 1003AB: Workspace Performance Configurations - Intermediate (4/30) 1003AC: Workspace Performance Configurations - Power (8/60) 1003AD: User Set-Up 1003AE: Advisors 1004 Software & Add-Ons 1004AA: Installations and Upgrades 1004AB: Additional Storage in GB 1005: Additional Services 1005AA: Technical Expertise - (Ex: Data Scientist Support) 1005AB: Technical Support 1005AC: Data Export Cursory Review 1005AD: AI/Machine Learning Training Ordering Period Three 2001: Base Service Level - Data Stewardship & Management 2002: Data Hosting, Ingestion, and Migration 2002AA: Data Hosting in GB: a). Unstructured b.) Structured 2002AB: Data File Workspace & Storage in GB 2002AC: Data ingestion - Small (Under 100 GB) 2002AD: Data ingestion - Medium (100-500 GB) 2002AE: Data ingestion - Large (500+ GB) 2002AF: Archival and Restoration 2003: Workspace Configurations 2003AA: Workspace Performance Configurations - Basic (CPU 4 Memory 7.5) 2003AB: Workspace Performance Configurations - Intermediate (4/30) 2003AC: Workspace Performance Configurations - Power (8/60) 2003AD: User Set-Up 2003AE: Advisors 2004 Software & Add-Ons 2004AA: Installations and Upgrades 2004AB: Additional Storage in GB 2005: Additional Services 2005AA: Technical Expertise - (Ex: Data Scientist Support) 2005AB: Technical Support 2005AC: Data Export Cursory Review 2005AD: AI/Machine Learning Training Ordering Period Four 3001: Base Service Level - Data Stewardship & Management 3002: Data Hosting, Ingestion, and Migration 3002AA: Data Hosting in GB: a). Unstructured b.) Structured 3002AB: Data File Workspace & Storage in GB 3002AC: Data ingestion - Small (Under 100 GB) 3002AD: Data ingestion - Medium (100-500 GB) 3002AE: Data ingestion - Large (500+ GB) 3002AF: Archival and Restoration 3003: Workspace Configurations 3003AA: Workspace Performance Configurations - Basic (CPU 4 Memory 7.5) 3003AB: Workspace Performance Configurations - Intermediate (4/30) 3003AC: Workspace Performance Configurations - Power (8/60) 3003AD: User Set-Up 3003AE: Advisors 3004 Software & Add-Ons 3004AA: Installations and Upgrades 3004AB: Additional Storage in GB 3005: Additional Services 3005AA: Technical Expertise - (Ex: Data Scientist Support) 3005AB: Technical Support 3005AC: Data Export Cursory Review 3005AD: AI/Machine Learning Training Ordering Period Five 4001: Base Service Level - Data Stewardship & Management 4002: Data Hosting, Ingestion, and Migration 4002AA: Data Hosting in GB: a). Unstructured b.) Structured 4002AB: Data File Workspace & Storage in GB 4002AC: Data ingestion - Small (Under 100 GB) 4002AD: Data ingestion - Medium (100-500 GB) 4002AE: Data ingestion - Large (500+ GB) 4002AF: Archival and Restoration 4003: Workspace Configurations 4003AA: Workspace Performance Configurations - Basic (CPU 4 Memory 7.5) 4003AB: Workspace Performance Configurations - Intermediate (4/30) 4003AC: Workspace Performance Configurations - Power (8/60) 4003AD: User Set-Up 4003AE: Advisors 4004 Software & Add-Ons 4004AA: Installations and Upgrades 4004AB: Additional Storage in GB 4005: Additional Services 4005AA: Technical Expertise - (Ex: Data Scientist Support) 4005AB: Technical Support 4005AC: Data Export Cursory Review 4005AD: AI/Machine Learning Training See Attachment 1 – Statement of Work for a description of the services required. Ordering Period: The ordering period for this IDIQ shall be five years from the effective date. Place of Performance: The place of performance for this procurement is at the contractor’s location. See attachment “1232SA24Q0053 - Continuation Pages” for further details to include Additional Instructions to Contractors / Evaluation Criteria, FAR Clauses and Provisions. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS: Any questions or comments regarding this solicitation shall be submitted via email only to Jacob.toft@usda.gov by 29 August 2024 at 12:00pm ET.

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A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Business, SBA[1]certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), Women-Owned, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB... A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Business, SBA[1]certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), Women-Owned, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) contractors available for a proposed project who meet the specific criteria outlined below. This is not a solicitation Announcement or Request for Proposal. It does not constitute any commitment by the Government. No award will result from this notice. The purpose is to conduct market research to gain knowledge of potentially qualified sources. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make an appropriate acquisition decision. The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will not award a contract on the basis of responses or pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice. After completing an analysis of the responses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition to 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, Women-Owned, or other small business firms, or to proceed with issuing an unrestricted solicitation, inviting full and open competition. Description of Services: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform all tasks as defined in this Statement of Work except for those items specified as government-furnished services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). NAICS Code: 518210 – Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting and Related Services Size Standard: $40,000,000.00 Companies who have the experience, as well as an interest in doing business with ARS, should submit a Capabilities Statement which, for this notice, is not expected to be a proposal, but rather short statements regarding the company’s ability to demonstrate their expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified in this notice. Companies should also indicate whether they are a Small Business, SBA-certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), SDVOSB, or Women-Owned Small Business. Responses should be submitted by 22 April 2024 at 12:00pm ET to the attention of Jacob Toft at the address above. Questions should be directed to primary POC of this notice. Please note this is related to a Request for Information that was posted to SAM.gov under 1232SA24X on 12/20/2024.