Enterprise Middleware Architecture and Services   2

The Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), is seeking proposals for middleware architecture and services, as described in this RFP. FSA anticipates awarding an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to one or more vendors for the services described herein. Along with this award, FSA anticipates awarding two task orders. This RFP is issued as a small business set-aside under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541519, Other Computer Related Services.
Historically, FSA has met its middleware needs every five years with one contract. However, to keep up with technology changes and FSA modernization efforts, FSA plans to award an ID/IQ contract (ten-year term) and use it to order multiple iterations of the middleware requirements described in RFP Attachments 1 and 2, with each iteration having a duration of approximately two and a half years. New orders may result from FSA's planned modernization efforts (i.e., "Next Gen" efforts). New technology implemented by Next Gen efforts will likely have their middleware needs met by the ID/IQ contract, but not initially.
See the Attachments for additional solicitation information.