# Cloud SME for IT System Portfolio Migration to Cloud

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/5a9597412856446caa32277bfc0e2d47

- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was January 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Rural Housing Service
- Contracting office: Usda/Rd/Strategic Acquisition Div (12SAD1)
- Product or service code: DA01 Support services for activities involved with application development and support to include analysis, design, development, coding, testing, and release packaging, as well as support of off-the-shelf Business Applications.
- First posted: December 17, 2025
- Last posted: December 17, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5a9597412856446caa32277bfc0e2d47/view

## Description

Notice of Intent Cloud Subject Matter Expertise (SME) for RD IT System Portfolio Migration to Government Cloud Description: Rural Development (RD) is initiating a strategic effort to migrate its IT system portfolio comprising approximately 100 applications hosted on Windows, Linux, AIX, and Solaris virtual servers—from an on-premises data center to a FedRAMP High-authorized Government Cloud Infrastructure (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google, IBM, and Oracle).

These applications support critical loans, grants, and financial systems. RD requires cloud migration expertise and seeks to contract Cloud Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to lead and support this transformation. This acquisition is to obtrain expert-level cloud engineering and migration support to transition RD’s IT system portfolio to a secure, scalable, and cost-effective government cloud environment. Contractor responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Developing a Cloud Adoption Strategy Designing a Secure, Scalable Government Cloud Architecture Executing a Risk-Aware Migration Plan Ensuring Compliance and Security Posture Enabling Operational Excellence and Cost Optimization Building Internal Cloud Competency Place of Contract Performance includes the following locations: Customer Site Location or remote/virtual Set-aside Status: Competition among USDA STRATUS BOA Holders

## Publications

- December 17, 2025: Special notice, due January 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 5a9597412856446caa32277bfc0e2d47. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5a9597412856446caa32277bfc0e2d47/view

## Points of contact

- ANDREW SO, andrew.so@usda.gov
- Bridget Purdy, bridget.purdy@usda.gov

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