# USAC RFP: Security and Privacy Assessment Services Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/it24033 - Solicitation number: IT-24-033 - Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation - Status: Closed. Deadline was April 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT - Department: Federal Communications Commission - Contracting office: FCC (273FCC) - NAICS: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - Product or service code: DJ10 Security and Compliance support delivered as a service, by subscription, or service contract. Includes support of security policies/controls, processes, measuring compliance of relevant legal/compliance requirements, to include Section 508, and responding to security breaches. Also provides support for IT Security systems providing Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) for real-time Cyber Security and protection such as vulnerability scanning, managing firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM). Includes Disaster Recovery (DR) services to support DR policy, process and means, dedicated failover facilities and perform DR testing. - Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia - County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001 - City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000 - First posted: March 8, 2024 - Last posted: March 27, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bb6eb407e56d4bf9b0bb27bc03590261/view ## Description **Update:** Updated RFP, Attachment 1 - Bid Sheet and Q&A posted. Proposal Due Date extended to April 17, 2024, at 11:00 AM ET. At the request of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of Managing Director (OMD), and to ensure wide exposure of the Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC) solicitations, the FCC is alerting the public that USAC has posted this solicitation on its website. The purpose of this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) is to acquire Security and Privacy Assessment Services. This Request for Proposals (RFP) describes the services being requested and provides instructions on how to respond. Proposals are due no later than April 10, 2024, at 11:00 AM ET. This Request for Proposals (RFP) describes the services being requested and provides instructions on how to respond. Further details provided herein. Proposals shall be submitted no later than April 10, 2024, at 11:00 AM ET. The RFP is available electronically at http://www.usac.org/about/tools/procurement. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation issued in accordance with Part 13 of Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations (known as the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; no separate written solicitation will be issued. The solicitation number is IT-24-033. Proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. No additional notification will be issued by the FCC. ALL COMMUNICATIONS IN REFERENCE TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES SHALL BE THROUGH USAC'S Contracting Office. The RFP describes the services requested and provides instructions on how to respond. **BACKGROUND:** USAC is a not-for-profit Delaware corporation. The FCC has appointed USAC as the permanent administrator of the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the universal service support mechanisms (Support Mechanisms): High Cost (HC), Lifeline (LI), Rural Health Care (RHC) and Schools & Libraries (SL) as set forth in Title 47, Part 54, Section 701 of the Code of Federal Regulations. As part of its administrative function, USAC performs, subject to FCC oversight, the billing, collection, and disbursement functions associated with the USF and the Support Mechanisms. Additional information concerning USAC and its administration of the USF and Support Mechanisms can be obtained from USAC's website located at: www.usac.org. The purpose of this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) is to acquire Security and Privacy Assessment Services. This Request for Proposals (RFP) describes the services being requested and provides instructions on how to respond. Proposals are due no later than April 10, 2024, at 11:00 AM ET. The RFP is available electronically at http://www.usac.org/about/procurement. THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT BY A FEDERAL AGENCY, GOVERNMENT CORPORATION, GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED CORPORATION OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. THE CONTRACT AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFP WILL NOT BE A SUBCONTRACT UNDER A FEDERAL PRIME CONTRACT TO USAC. ## Publications - March 8, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due April 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 112d404572674771bb6c564c5b75e26d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/112d404572674771bb6c564c5b75e26d/view - March 27, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due April 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice bb6eb407e56d4bf9b0bb27bc03590261. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bb6eb407e56d4bf9b0bb27bc03590261/view ## Points of contact - Mustafa Kamal, Mustafa.Kamal@usac.org, 2024232615 - Noor Jalal, noor.jalal@usac.org, 2027760200 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/it24033.