VA is hunting for a cloud service provider in new RFI

Federal Times: The RFI — which seeks information from industry on the best ways to both migrate and maintain data on a cloud computing system — outlines the VA’s intention to shift its information technology resources into a data-consolidated environment.

“The objective is to develop/acquire an internal VA-owned Managed Cloud Service capability,” the RFI said. “The Cloud Managed Service provider shall manage a portfolio of cloud computing services across multiple cloud service provider (CSP) offerings, utilizing existing VA owned tools and/or CSP tools, recommending to VA flexible solutions for the delivery of cloud computing services.”

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