Cloud Migration Discovery and Strategy Services Tender, USA - 95032415

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Cloud Migration Discovery and Strategy Services

Deadline : 20 Feb 2024

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 95032415

Document Ref. No. : SW-79072

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Name :xxxxxxxxx

Address : xxxxxxxxx

Email : xxxxxxxxx

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Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Cloud Migration Discovery and Strategy Services


(1) Vendor needs to provide cloud migration discovery and strategy services.


- AGENCY seeks IT professional consulting services to assist with seeking out all viable options in enhancing


the current technology foundation including:


• An Application Assessment and Digital Business Adoption and Transformation Plan with the goal to provide a comprehensive overview of the existing IT assets, their dependencies, associated risks, and benefits of transitioning to the cloud, and supporting justification for a cloud service model.


• An Identity & Access Management (IAM) strategy with the goal of proactively measuring to manage user identities, control access permissions, access to accounts including user accounts, system accounts and elevated accounts, monitor user activity and mitigate security risks in a current and future environment. A comprehensive IAM initiative would encompass the implementation of industry accepted strong authentication measures like Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), adherence to the principle of least privilege for user access, routine review and updates of user permissions, and diligent monitoring and auditing of user activity to proactively identify and address potential security risks. Additionally, education on best practices for password management, personal information protection, and vigilance against phishing attacks and social engineering would be integral to the IAM implementation for agency. IAM is a critical component of a robust cybersecurity strategy, which can help agency mitigate risks, protect sensitive data, and safeguard digital assets. The IAM strategy must be able to address today-s needs, transitional roadmap aligning with the Application Assessment and Digital Business Adoption and Transformation Plan and support the agency Master Data Management roadmap.


• A Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) strategy integrating, and further supporting, the Transformation Plan and IAM strategy.


- Consultation and strategy development - Consultation and assistance in the development of a cloud service model including:


a) Review of agency-s strategic goals and objectives and existing agency IT strategic plan and roadmap and other IT roadmaps and assess agency-s application assess for future disposition Provide recommendations as it relates to agency-s application assets


c) Provide pros/cons to Cloud deployment models (public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud) and recommendation as it relates to agency-s assets


d) Provide pros/cons to Cloud Service Models (in-house, co-location, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)


e) Provide recommendations to agency-s Application Disposition strategy (retain, rehost, replatform, repurchase, refactor, retire) as it relates to agency-s application assets


f) Provide merits of Private Cloud Infrastructure


g) Cloud Application Development practices and procedures


h) Where necessary, provide pros/cons to Migration Services - secure virtual or physical server migration, databases, enterprise applications and any other service that might require migration services for the deployment of a cloud infrastructure solution


i) Where necessary, provide pros/cons to Managed Cloud Services - ability to consult for development, integration, optimization, and support solutions running on public and/or private clouds


j) Development of a Services strategy (build vs buy)


k) Considerations with security/management/governance of hybrid cloud environments


l) Determine requirements for governance, including roles and responsibilities


m) Considerations with Backup and Recovery Services - deployment and management of a backup and data recovery service(s)


n) Data and analytic solutions


o) Security considerations for infrastructure, applications, APIs and other cloud-based security solutions


p) Considerations for all other solutions toolsets such as management and monitoring, related to the function and support of cloud infrastructure and platform solutions


q) Thoughts providing for simplification of agency-s infrastructure and minimize future technical debt and customization while maintaining scalability and sustainability


r) Considerations to sustainable organizational and staffing solutions (including potential outsourcing of LCM activities)


s) Considerations in the creation of a Cloud Center of Excellence


t) Understanding of financial considerations (pricing models, chargeback, payment models, CapEx vs OpEx) including budgeting and predictability


u) Attention to automation capabilities for infrastructure, software development and testing, and process efficiency


v) Industry standards and best-practice


w) Considerations to exit strategy (data ownership, backups, portability, lock-in)


x) Identification of skills required to deliver

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