JEDI Cloud > $10B 10-Year IDIQ Department of Defense Contract

Hmmm... if you would to re-invent or re-imagine your life where would U go?? Go for IT!
IT=Internet Tech and everything - the IoT or Internet of Everything -  is going 'into the Cloud'

The Insider

DOD plans to release second draft solicitation for JEDI cloud

March 26, 2018 | Justin Doubleday 

The Defense Department plans to release a second draft request for proposals for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud competition in April after the first draft received more than 1,000 comments.
The single-award strategy has proven controversial, with many companies and industry associations arguing DOD should use multiple awards for services that are expected to be used throughout the department.
In a March 24 update to the Federal Business Opportunities website, the JEDI cloud team announced it had received 1,089 comments from 46 vendors, two associations and three government agencies on the first draft RFP released March 7.
"We appreciate industry's participation in the draft solicitation process and are confident that these inputs will help us to refine and clarify the requirement," the posting states. "DOD remains committed to a transparent process. To that end, the JEDI Cloud team intends to release answers to all previously submitted comments/questions along with a second draft solicitation package for additional comment during the week of April 9."
DOD still plans to release the final RFP in early May, the notice adds.

The Pentagon is planning the JEDI contract as a single, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity award to provide cloud services DOD-wide, officials told companies during a March 7 industry day held to unveil the first draft RFP.

The contract will include options to extend it upwards of 10 years, and DOD Chief Management Officer Jay Gibson told reporters it's fair to characterize it as a "multibillion-dollar" award.
The issue has also garnered congressional attention, as lawmakers want DOD to provide them with more details on the acquisition strategy.
 

READ MORE > https://insidedefense.com/insider 

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According to this report  published 09 March 2018 | 3:04 pm on MeriTalk Improving the Outcomes of Government IT

"The Department of Defense (DoD) on Wednesday sketched out plans for a swift, multibillion dollar move to a comprehensive cloud infrastructure, while leaving a lot of the details to be filled in along the way. . .  

DoD wants to make core services–covering the spectrum of computing, storage, and networking, including advanced analytics and data management–available via the cloud to the military services and defense components all the way out to deployed forces in austere environments. During the industry day event, officials described the push to the cloud as a transformational step in aligning the department’s operations with the technology landscape and demands of the 21st century.

And DoD expects a fast-moving procurement. It released a draft solicitation to coincide with the industry day, with a two-week window for initial responses (due March 21), a final solicitation scheduled in May, and the IDIQ award in to be made in September.

DoD plans to have JEDI services online in fiscal 2019, with more advanced capabilities added in 2020.

The department hasn’t officially put a price on the contract, which analysts speculate could be as much as $10 billion, but DoD Chief Management Officer Jay Gibson, in a call with reporters after the event, did allow that, “It’s fair to say we anticipate that this will be a multibillion dollar procurement.”

One rumbling in the contractor community is that the JEDI solicitation is inclined toward favoring Amazon Web Services (AWS), the biggest player in cloud services.

AWS has a 10-year contract with the CIA for services to the Intelligence Community, is already authorized at Impact Level 5, and recently launched as Secret-level region open to government customers outside of the IC.

AWS is considered one of the favorites for the JEDI contract.

In a tangential development, after DoD recently awarded a fast-track $950 million contract to REAN Cloud, Oracle filed a protest casting aspersions on the secretive process behind the award and REAN’s ties to AWS. DoD this week did a quick about-face, cutting the value of that deal to $65 million and limiting its scope to the U.S. Transportation Command. . . "

 

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Protest on JEDI Cloud Support Contract Dismissed. 

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The Government Accountability Office dismissed a bid protest filed in February against a $7 million sole-source cloud support contract related to the Defense Department’s JEDI Acquisition.

A bid protest filed against a $7 million cloud support contract for the Defense Department’s effort to move to an enterprisewide commercial cloud has been dismissed.
The $7 million cloud support contract attracted attention in February when the department selected a little-known contractor, Eagle Harbor Solutions LLC, for such a high-profile award. The contract is to provide consulting support services to the Cloud Executive Steering Committee, which is playing a major role in the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud acquisition.
A Nextgov investigation found the company, an Alaska Native-owned 8(a) small disadvantaged business, had only a single employee and little past performance in government according to government procurement records. The company later sent a statement to Nextgov stating it had a staff of five, and that its corporate structure allowed it to share certain staff with sister companies of its parent company, Koniag Inc.
The protest, lodged by Interoperability Clearinghouse on Feb. 5, alleged the Defense Department failed to conduct a reasonable responsibility determination of Eagle Harbor Solutions’ capabilities and resources in awarding it a sole-source contract to support the JEDI cloud acquisition.
The Government Accountability Office dismissed by the protest on March 12, deciding that Interoperability Clearinghouse, a not-for-profit entity based in Alexandria, Virginia, “is not an interested party to challenge this sole-source award to an Alaska Native Corporation under the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program.”
While agencies do sometimes cease work on a contract during a bid protest, there is no indication the Defense Department slowed its work during the duration of the protest. Defense officials held an industry day event and released a draft request for proposals last week for its JEDI cloud acquisition, would experts estimate could be worth as much as $10 billion over 10 years.
The Defense Department did not respond to an immediate request for comment
Source: http://www.nextgov.com

 

 

 

 

1. DOD outlines vision JEDI cloud contract -- Defense Systems

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Mar 7, 2018 - The Defense Department shed some light on its much-anticipated Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud acquisition at a March 7 industry day, and outlined a surprisingly short timeframe for finalizing a multi-billion, single-award contract. DOD officials hope to have a final request for proposals ...

 

 

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Mar 7, 2018 - Defense Digital Service Director Chris Lynch speak during the JEDI Cloud Industry Day in Arlington, Va. March 7, 2018. The unclassified event outlined the Defense Dept.'s acquisition plans for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) Cloud. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) ...

 

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Amitai Etzioni > Modern Surveillance & Privacy

This post today is about current topics for discussion and goodnteachers growing out of the chance one recent evening to hear someone who was a guest lecturer in a Social Psychology class while your MesaZona blogger was a student in the College of Arts & Sciences at Georgetown University: Amitai Etzioni. 
That was 50 years ago, probably before many readers of this site were born. Fast-forward to now to see that the distinguished author and Professor of International Relations at George Washington University is moderating a forum of Civil Dialogues in Washington DC.
The first one tackles critical choices - a relevant topic today.

Arena Forum:
Civil Dialogues Series Starts March 2018
To provide an opportunity to engage in civil discourse about social and political issues, and will demonstrate-with the goal-that people of diverse viewpoints can have fruitful dialogues with one another.
(Please see links to more information and a link to the first forum streaming video on CSpan below)
There are knowledgeable panelists from  a range of backgrounds and points of views
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The first forum is not too academic, scholarly or wonk. Etzioni is almost prophetic when the chosen subjects of this public discourse have hit the news  now - Facebook/Cambridge Analytics, encryption technology and email privacy, GPS/Geo-tech tracking, data merchants, surveillance without borders and others. The hour-and-a-half go by quickly when your attention span is extended.
One item grabbed my attention when brought up by the moderator: Clear Choice.


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Modern Surveillance Privacy on CSpan | 26 March 2018
1 https://www.c-span.org/video/?443054-1/lawyers-discuss-privacy-concerns-modern-era 
2 https://archive.org/details/CSPAN_20180328_054600_Modern_Surveillance__Privacy
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Arena Forum: Civil Dialogues Series Starts March 2018
The conversations seek to provide an opportunity for members of the Washington, D.C. community to engage in civil discourse about social and political issues, and will demonstrate-with the goal-that people of diverse viewpoints can have fruitful dialogues with one another. Each Arena Forum will have a group of prominent Dialogue Starters and will be moderated by Amitai Etzioni, a University Professor at The George Washington University and author.
The first Arena Forum on March 26 will tackle 'exploring the thesis that surveillance is excessive and privacy is endangered by both the government and by private corporations.' The Dialogue Starters that evening will include Julie Brill, ?Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft and former Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission; Matthew Olsen, Harvard Law School and former General Counsel for the National Security Agency?; Jeffrey Rosen?, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center and former legal editor the New Republic; Gabe Rottman, Washington director for PEN America and former Legislative Counsel and Policy Advisor at the American Civil Liberties Union; and Peter Swire?, Professor of Law and Ethics at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business and former White House coordinator.
more information : www.arenastage.org/forum
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Avoiding The Words 'Toxic Discharges' Into Wastewater Treatment Plants

WTFark are they talking about?????
City Council Report 
Date:  March 19, 2018
To:  City Council Through: Karolyn Kent, Assistant City Manager
From:  Jake West, Water Resources Department Director 
Subject: Approving and Adopting an Amendment to the City Code regarding sewer use and mass based discharge limitations for industrial users. (Citywide)  

Purpose and Recommendation 
The City of Mesa City Code Section 8-4-15: Prohibited Substances and Discharge Limitations, currently does not specifically provide for the use of mass based limits (pounds per day) in lieu of concentration base limits (milligrams per liter) for pollutants of concern for designated industrial users. 

The Water Resources Department recommends that the Mesa City Council approve the incorporation of a specific provision regarding use of mass based limits.  

Background and Discussion 
Recently, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) performed a Pretreatment Compliance Inspection (PCI) of Mesa’s Sewer Use Ordinance - found in the Mesa City Code at Title 8, Chapter 4. 
One item that ADEQ raised as a result of the inspection was that the Code does not specifically provide for the use of mass based limits in lieu of concentration based discharge limits for designated industrial users.   
Establishing a specific provision for the use of mass based limits will potentially allow industrial users to increase manufacturing. 

BLOGGER NOTE:
And discharges of toxic waste into the city's water treatment plants - this is a cost

More jargon >
The use of equivalent mass based limits in lieu of concentration-based limits will allow the industrial user more flexibility to implement water conservation, as

they may elect to control their process wastewater through: 
1. more efficient technologies and pollution prevention practices
 (e.g. resulting in lower pollutant concentrations in the discharged wastewater) or
2. more efficient water conservation practices
(e.g. resulting in less wastewater volume discharged from the industrial operations)
3. or both. 
Mass based limits also allow the City additional options when considering the industrial loading at the water reclamation plants > See Budget Pie

  
Alternatives 
Mesa could decide not to approve the purposed recommendations, but may limit the City’s use of mass based limits for industrial users. 
Fiscal Impact 
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the City.