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Description
Background The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking commercial cloud solutions for department-wide use through a multiple award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract titled Cumulus. This effort aims to provide a range of services including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), professional services, marketplace solutions, and training services.
Work Details The contract encompasses the provision of various cloud services categorized under Anything as a Service (XaaS). Specific tasks include: 1. XaaS Cloud Services as detailed in SOW Section 5.2 and 5.3. 2. Marketplace Services in accordance with SOW Section 5.2.7. 3. Enterprise Support following SOW Section 5.4.1. 4. Enterprise Training per SOW Section 5.4.2. 5. Professional Services aligned with SOW Section 5.4.4. Responding vendors are required to propose catalog discounts applicable to all CSP catalog services, including in-scope marketplace solutions, based on estimated service build-up derived from historical usage and anticipated future needs.
Period of Performance The contract will be executed over multiple ordering periods, with estimates provided for base and optional periods reflecting anticipated program needs.
Place of Performance DHS DC UNITED STATES
Bidder Requirements Bidders must provide responses within specified cells for proposed catalog discounts and should not adjust any aspects of the provided templates or tabs in the solicitation documents.
Incumbent Analysis(see Incumbents section for more detail) This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent and/or closely related prior contract activity under the DHS Cumulus department-wide cloud IDIQ, including awards 70RTAC26D00000004 and 70RTAC26D00000005. The prior awards list Amazon Web Services and Oracle America as awardees (both with $0 value shown) for periods spanning June–November 2026 and August 2026–August 2027, respectively, and each prior award description states it is intended to support DHS department-wide Cumulus requirements. Given the identical “Cumulus” scope language and the same department-wide cloud services concept, these prior efforts appear to be direct continuations of the same ordering vehicle rather than unrelated work.
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Amendment Snapshot:
An updated 70RTAC26R00000004_A0002 - Q-A Matrix_updated.pdf was added on September 10, 2026. It replaces or supplements the Amendment 0002 Q&A matrix and provides bidder-relevant clarifications on marketplace and SaaS eligibility, FedRAMP considerations, BYOL purchasing, CSP-track awards, task-order scope, and proposal requirements. No deadlines or other solicitation terms changed.
Government Description:
9/10/2026 Solicitation Amendment 0002
Updated Amendment 0002 Industry Q&A Matrix provided 9/10/2026 at 8:50am ET
The purpose of amendment 0002 to request for proposal (RFP) 70RTAC26R00000004, in support of Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department-Wide Cloud (Cumulus) requirements is to accomplish the following actions:
1. In accordance with the effective date of this amendment 0002 (see SF30, block 3) to RFP 70RTAC26R00000004, answers are being provided to timely received industry questions submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the aforementioned solicitation. Industry questions and DHS provided answers are included as an attachment to this Amendment 0002.
2. In accordance with the effective date of this amendment 0002 (see SF30, block 3) to RFP 70RTAC26R00000004, a track changes copy of solicitation 70RTAC26R00000004 is provided, reflecting those updates and edits based on industry questions and DHS provided answers. A track changes copy of solicitation 70RTAC26R00000004 is included as an attachment to this Amendment 0002.
3. In accordance with the effective date of this amendment 0002 (see SF30, block 3) to RFP 70RTAC26R00000004, a track changes copy of solicitation 70RTAC26R00000004 Statement of Work (SOW) is provided, reflecting those updates and edits based on industry questions and DHS provided answers. Track changes copy of solicitation 70RTAC26R00000004 SOW is included as an attachment to this Amendment 0002.
4. The proposal response time and date established within RFP 70RTAC26R00000004, amendment 0001 has been updated here in amendment 0002 to 4:00pm ET, September 14, 2026.
All other terms and conditions established by the subject RFP 70RTAC26R00000004 not otherwise updated through this Amendment 0002 remain in full effect.
8/27/2026 Solicitation Amendment 0001
The purpose of this amendment 0001 is to include two changes to solicitation 70RTAC26R00000004.
1. The proposal response time and date established within the subject solicitation 70RTAC26R00000004 is hereby amended to 2:00pm ET, September 11, 2026.
2. The solicitation question submission time and date established within the subject solicitation 70RTAC26R00000004 is hereby amended to 2:00pm ET, September 2, 2026. Further clarification regarding submitted question content has also been provided for within this amendment.
All other terms and conditions established by the subject RFP 70RTAC26R00000004 not otherwise updated through this Amendment 0001 remain in full effect.
In accordance with the subject solicitation 70RTAC26R00000004 and this solicitation amendment 0001, ALL solicitation questions shall be submitted via e-mail to the DHS, Contracting Officer gregory.blaszko@hq.dhs.gov no later than 2:00 pm ET on September 2, 2026. Questions submitted after the prior noted date and time shall not be considered.
A standard form (SF) 30 amendment 0001 and a track changes copy of solicitation 70RTAC26R00000004 are included as attachments (below) to this SAM.gov posting.
08/18/2026 Solicitation Posting
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires commercial cloud solutions for Department-wide use. Under the subject solicitation 70RTAC26D00000004, commercial cloud solutions shall be directly provided for by Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) through a multiple award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Included within the scope of this effort titled Cumulus, are commercially available Anything as a Service (XaaS) covering Infrastructure as a Service (laaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (Saas), professional services, marketplace solutions, and training services.
In accordance with the subject solicitation 70RTAC26R00000004, ALL solicitation questions shall be submitted via e-mail to the DHS, Contracting Officer gregory.blaszko@hq.dhs.gov no later than 2:00 pm ET on August 21, 2026. Questions submitted after the prior noted date and time may not be considered.
For more information regarding DHS, Cumulus please see the below SAM.gov published references.
Key clarifications include marketplace intake requiring demonstrated DHS need, no planned marketplace approval template, FedRAMP Moderate sufficiency for intake review, and prohibition on ISVs contracting directly with DHS for BYOL licenses within Cumulus.
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Amendment Snapshot:
The proposal deadline is extended from August 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET to September 11, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET. The deadline for submitting solicitation questions is extended from August 21 to September 2, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET; the amendment also clarifies question-content requirements. Bidders should review and acknowledge 70RTAC26R00000004 - A0001_SF30.pdf and incorporate changes in 70RTAC26R00000004 - A0001.pdf.
On 8/18/26 DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer issued Solicitation 70RTAC26R00000004 for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - Department-Wide Cloud (Cumulus) Multiple Award Solicitation due 9/14/26.
The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 518210 and PSC DH10.
