USDA STRATUS POOL 1 BOA- Notice of intent

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Departmental Administration, has issued a notice of intent to solicit a task order under the STRATUS Pool 1 Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs). This specific action follows the evaluation of Microsoft as a capable BOA holder for Cloud Service Provider Core Services. The USDA originally distributed solicitation 12314423Q0145 as a combined synopsis/solicitation on October 11, 2023, and officially issued the BOA to Microsoft on April 26, 2024, after assessing technical approaches and price discount methodologies.

The ordering period for this agreement spans ten years, beginning April 26, 2024, and concluding April 25, 2034. This suite of BOAs is designed to align with the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act by reducing administrative costs, paperwork, and time associated with source selection and document development. The procurement is classified under NAICS 518210 for Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services and PSC DB01 for IT and Telecom - High Performance Computing (HPC) Support Services (Labor).

While this notice does not constitute a request for quotes, the USDA intends to assess the cloud landscape at least annually to determine if future on-ramp solicitations are necessary. Any such future actions would be open to all responsible sources. Frederick Charles Freeman serves as the point of contact for this special notice, which was published on April 29, 2024, and contains no associated attachments.