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(i) INTRODUCTION This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 13, a... (i) INTRODUCTION This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this combined synopsis/solicitation. This notice constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Contractors shall examine this entire combined synopsis/solicitation. Failure to do so will be at the contractor’s own risk. The Government may reject any proposal that does not contain all of the requested information, as outlined herein. This combined synopsis/solicitation does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred by the contractor in preparation and submission of initial, or any subsequent, proposals, or for any other costs incurred prior to award of the Purchase Order. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse contractors for any costs. (ii) SOLICITATION NUMBER The Government is issuing solicitation EOP-ODS-21-S-2022 as a Request for Proposal (RFP). (iii) FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR (FAC) The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2021-06/7-12-2021. (iv) SET-ASIDE & NAICS This requirement is being solicited as Full and Open competition. The associated North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) Code is 518210 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services, with a Size Standard of $35,000,000.00. All contractors responding shall be active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of proposal submission. NO EXCEPTIONS. (v) DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The Executive Office of the President (EOP) White House Office (WHO) Office of Digital Strategy (ODS) promotes the President's messaging through digital media and online engagement efforts. ODS’s digital properties require 24x7x365 access. This requirement includes development, staging, testing and production environments. Performance Requirements: Task Area 1 – Program Management. Task Area 2 – Fully Managed Cloud Hosting Service Task Area 3 –Professional Services and Enterprise Support Task Area 4 – Contract Phase-In Task Area 5 – Presidential Transition Services (vi) PLACE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE a. Period of Performance The period of performance shall be one (1) 12-month base period from date of order award with four (4) 12-month option periods, if exercised. The inclusion of any option periods; however, does not obligate the Government to exercise the options. b. Place of Performance Project work will be primarily performed offsite. Project performance and meetings may be required in the surrounding EOP Campus buildings in the National Capital Region. (vii) QUESTIONS Questions are due, on or before 13 September 2021 at 10:00 AM EDT via email to contract specialist and contracting officer identified below. (viii) DUE DATE & TIME OF OFFERS Proposals are due, on or before, 15 October 2021 at 10:00 AM EDT via email to Franky Awuvey at Franky.M.Awuvey@oa.eop.gov and Gloria R. Norwood at Gloria.R.Norwood@oa.eop.gov. Emails cannot include any prohibited file attachment types included/embedded (i.e., compressed zip files, executable, and/or media file types). IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO INTERESTED VENDORS Interested vendors are required to complete, sign and return the attached Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) form in order to receive a copy of the full solicitation, and other important information necessary to provide a complete proposal for this effort. Vendors who do not submit an NDA, will not be provided with the full combined synopsis/solicitation and will not be eligible for award. The signed NDA should be emailed to Franky Awuvey at franky.m.awuvey@oa.eop.gov and Gloria Norwood at Gloria.r.norwood@oa.eop.gov. Upon receipt of the signed NDA, the Government will issue to the vendor the full combined synopsis/solicitation and associated attachments. Extension to the proposal deadline will not be granted solely due to lack of submission of an NDA in sufficient time to receive the full combined synopsis/solicitation. It is the interested vendor’s responsibility to submit NDAs in advance of the proposal deadline, in order to receive the full solicitation.