Three-Cloud Provision for the CISA Advanced Analytics Platform For Machine Learning (CAP-M) Project

Background
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) issues this Request for Information (RFI) on behalf of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Office of Mission and Capability Support (MCS). The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Advanced Analytics Platform For Machine Learning (CAP-M) Project is a next generation research and development being developed by S&T for CISA. CAP-M is envisioned to be a multi-cloud, multi-tenant environment for testing new software and tools, and developing complex machine learning capabilities. MCS is interested in understanding the capabilities of businesses that could supply access to three commercial clouds, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure to the CAP-M team.

Work Details
The purposes of this RFI are:
1) To gain an understanding of the capabilities of small businesses to support DHS S&T’s CAP-M cloud services requirements.
2) To gain an understanding of Industry’s capabilities to support DHS S&T’s CAP-M cloud services requirements.
3) Conduct market research for a potential CAP-M cloud services contract vehicle. Submissions should include an overview of available clouds for provision, brief rationale for clouds other than those currently in use, discussion of the processes and likely challenges incurred by switching one or more cloud providers, available configurations and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM), performance summary of similar work performed, and submission instructions.