Attention IT service providers! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Enterprise Service Delivery Office (ESDO) is working on the second iteration of its Architecture, Development, and Platform Technical Services (ADaPTS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). ADaPTS 2.0, valued at an estimated $250 million, involves a comprehensive range of IT and program support services.
DHS issued an update to its Sources Sought notice in June, indicating that all future communications about ADaPTS 2.0 will be issued on the General Services Administration (GSA) eBuy portal. With a final solicitation expected early this fall, now is the time to assess your capabilities, line up your team, and prepare to win this contract.
Opportunity Summary
- Status: Pre-RFP
- Anticipated Solicitation Date: 10/01/2024
- Award Date: 02/2025
- Value: $250,000,000 (Deltek Estimate)
- Type of Award: BPA
- Duration: Award through February 14, 2030
- NAICS Code: 541511 – Custom Computer Programming Services (Size Standard: $34 million annual receipts)
- gov notice: https://sam.gov/opp/bf63007c930043fb9fc08614bc5a9b40/view
Key Mission Objectives
The DHS OCIO listed the following key objectives in its SSN:
- Implementing and managing cloud-based commodity computing services
- Performing end-to-end technical requirements management for enterprise IT services
- Maintaining and tracking application service level agreements and performance measurements
- Supporting GOTS/COTS application integration and interoperability
- Performing application and service compliance and performance monitoring
- Planning, developing, and managing enterprise application development and delivery
- Providing an integrated approach to enterprise application capabilities
- Ensuring application delivery and systems assurance, including configuration management
- Offering strategy, policy, and governance support
- Providing architecture and planning support
- Delivering development and implementation support
- Conducting strategic communications support
- Offering audit, tasker, and executive clearance support
- Providing operations and maintenance support
- Supporting operations/database functions
- Recommending products to streamline processes and add efficiencies
- Providing user experience/customer experience research, design, and consulting support
- Managing technology platforms with numerous customers/tenants
- Offering customer chargeback models and financial operations (FinOps) support
How OST Global Solutions Can Help
At OST Global Solutions, we specialize in guiding businesses through the complexities of government contracts. Our comprehensive services include:
- Capture Management: Developing tailored win strategies to identify the best teaming partners, value-driven win themes, and an outstanding technical approach.
- Proposal Development: Crafting clear, compelling, and compliant proposals.
- Technical Writing and Editing: Ensuring precision and persuasiveness in every document.
- Review and Quality Assurance: Conducting thorough color reviews to perfect your submission.
OST Global Solutions is a professional business development consulting firm with extensive experience supporting large, strategic bids like ADaPTS 2.0. We offer comprehensive services including team identification/negotiation, capture management, proposal management, color reviews, proposal writing, editing, graphics, and desktop publishing.
Contact us today to discuss how we can assist you in developing a winning proposal for the ADaPTS 2.0 contract.
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