Cloud SME for IT System Portfolio Migration to Cloud

Tender summary

Notice of Intent Cloud Subject Matter Expertise (SME) for RD IT System Portfolio Migration to Government Cloud Description: Rural Development (RD) is initiating a strategic effort to migrate its IT system portfolio comprising approximately 100 applications hosted on Windows, Linux, AIX, and Solaris virtual servers—from an on-premises data center to a FedRAMP High-authorized Government Cloud Infrastructure (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google, IBM, and Oracle). These applications support critical loans, grants, and financial systems. RD requires cloud migration expertise and seeks to contract Cloud Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to lead and support this transformation. This acquisition is to obtrain expert-level cloud engineering and migration support to transition RD’s IT system portfolio to a secure, scalable, and cost-effective government cloud environment. Contractor responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Developing a Cloud Adoption Strategy Designing a Secure, Scalable Government Cloud Architecture Executing a Risk-Aware Migration Plan Ensuring Compliance and Security Posture Enabling Operational Excellence and Cost Optimization Building Internal Cloud Competency Place of Contract Performance includes the following locations: Customer Site Location or remote/virtual Set-aside Status: Competition among USDA STRATUS BOA Holders Type: Special Notice Base Type: Special Notice Classification Code: DA01 Response Deadline: 2026-01-01T17:00:00-05:00 Office Address: WASHINGTON, DC POC: ANDREW SO, andrew.so@usda.gov POC: Bridget Purdy, bridget.purdy@usda.gov

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• Located in United States.
• Source notice 5a9597412856446caa32277bfc0e2d47 on SAM.gov.
• Notice published 17 Dec 2025; Tenqual indexed it 19 Dec 2025.
• Deadline listed as 1 Jan 2026.
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