REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - OPERATIONAL TEST AND TRAINING READINESS DIVISION - DevSecOps
This is a sources-sought notice for industry input on a no-funds-obligated prototype OTA to design, engineer, evaluate, and validate a secure multi-node DevSecOps architecture connecting commercial secure facilities to Government cloud environments.
⚑ No-funds-obligated / no-cost prototype OTA under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 · Sources sought / RFI; not a standard grant competition · Applicant restrictions are federal contract based; notice is aimed at industry partners and a Consortium Manager · Commercially owned and operated secure facility nodes must connect to secure Government cloud environments
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
Description
Space Systems Command (SSC) is seeking information on how interested industry partners and a Consortium Manager (CM) could design, engineer, evaluate, and validate a secure, multi-node, multi-vendor continuous software development and delivery architecture. The Government is evaluating the feasibility of executing a No-Funds-Obligated (No-Cost) Prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. § 4022. The primary technical objective of this prototype project is to test the viability of connecting commercially owned and operated secure facility nodes directly to secure Government cloud environments to enable scalable, secure DevSecOps pipelines.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Sources Sought. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE / FA2553 OPRN TEST & TRG INFR OTTI PK.
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