U.S. General Services Administration

IT Schedule 70 Cloud Computing Services

Special Item Number (SIN)

Industry Partner Transition Plan

Last Updated – May 7, 2015

Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Cloud SIN Information

• Description of Transition Plan

• Guide to Cloud SIN Transition - Existing Industry

Partners

• Guide to Cloud SIN Transition - New Industry Partners

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Links and Resources

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Introduction

This guide is intended for all industry partners that intend

on offering Cloud Computing Services on the IT

Schedule 70 Cloud Computing Services Special Item

Number (SIN)

Provide information on the type of process for each type

of industry partner in order to offer services on the Cloud

SIN

Current and prospective IT Schedule 70 holders

understand the required process steps for holding a

Cloud SIN

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Cloud SIN Information

The Cloud Computing Services SIN (132-40) will provide ordering activities with access to

technical services that run in cloud environments and meet the NIST Essential

Characteristics. Sub-categories in scope are the three NIST Service Models, Software as a

Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

For more information on the Cloud SIN, visit the project webpage

SIN Description Sub-Categories (Optional for Industry Partners to Select)

● Commercially available cloud computing

services

● Meets the National Institute for Standards

and Technology (NIST) definition of Cloud

Computing

● Open to all deployment models (private,

public, community or hybrid), vendors

specify deployment models

1. Software as a Service (SaaS): Consumer uses provider’s

applications on cloud infrastructure. Does not

manage/control platform or infrastructure. Limited

application level configuration may be available.

2. Platform as a Service (PaaS): Consumer deploys

applications onto cloud platform service using provider-

supplied tools. Has control over deployed applications and

some limited platform configuration but does not manage

the platform or infrastructure.

3. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): Consumer provisions

computing resources. Has control over OS, storage,

platform, deployed applications and some limited

infrastructure configuration, but does not manage the

infrastructure.

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Description of Transition Plan

1. Existing IT Schedule 70 holders will be responsible for submitting a modification through eMod to add the Cloud SIN if they wish to offer cloud services through the SIN*

2. EaaS and IaaS BPA holders will be responsible for submitting a modification through eMod to add the Cloud SIN*

3. New market entrants who do not currently have an IT Schedule 70 contract will have to submit a proposal through the eOffer system, and include the Cloud SIN

All industry partners wishing to offer cloud computing services through the Cloud SIN are responsible for meeting the evaluation factor(s) and Terms and Conditions as outlined since there are specific requirements and standards that will be required for selling cloud on the Cloud SIN. Industry partners will follow normal procedures for adding a SIN and/or submitting a proposal for an IT Schedule 70 contract.

*Must submit modification requests in accordance with 552.243-72 MODIFICATIONS (MULTIPLE AWARD

SCHEDULE).

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Cloud SIN Transition – Existing Industry Partners

*Existing IT Schedule 70 Terms and Conditions, Provisions and Evaluation Factors will still apply. The Cloud SIN

Terms & Conditions apply solely to the Cloud SIN and are in addition to existing IT Schedule 70 requirements.

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Cloud SIN Transition – New Industry Partners

*Existing IT Schedule 70 Terms and Conditions, Provisions and Evaluation Factors will still apply. The Cloud SIN

Terms & Conditions apply solely to the Cloud SIN and are in addition to existing IT Schedule 70 requirements.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: What advantages are there to listing my services on the Cloud SIN?

• A: The Cloud SIN provides agencies with an ‘easy to find, easy to buy’ central location to

research and compare prequalified cloud services. Listing your offerings under the SIN will give

your services more visibility for cloud-focused buyers than listing them solely under your existing

SIN where they are possibly mixed in with non-cloud services.

• Q: What kinds of new evaluation criteria are required for listing under the Cloud SIN?

• A: The SIN evaluation criteria will ensure that all offerings listed under the Cloud SIN are true

cloud services as defined by NIST essential characteristics, service and deployment definitions.

• Q: I am a current IT Schedule 70 holder selling cloud services and want the advantages of

the Cloud SIN. Am I required to take any action to list my services under the SIN?

• A: Yes, if you want to sell services on the Cloud SIN, yes you need to submit a modification

through eOffer/eMod.

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Frequently Asked Questions (Continued)

• Q: If I list under the Cloud SIN, can I keep selling cloud services on IT Schedule 70, outside

of the Cloud SIN?

• A: Yes. There is no requirement to add your cloud services to the Cloud SIN, and adding your

offering to the Cloud SIN does not remove it from other SINs, if any. However for your benefit and

your customers ease of access, adding the cloud SIN is encouraged because it will make your

cloud services more available as ‘easy to find, easy to buy’.

• Q: I am an EaaS or IaaS BPA holder. Does this cancel or affect my EaaS or IaaS contract?

• A: No this is not a cancellation or modification of your contract, and existing task orders will not be

affected. If you wish to sell cloud services on the Cloud SIN in addition to your BPA, you will need

to initiate a modification on your Schedule contract.

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Frequently Asked Questions (Continued)

• Q: I am an EaaS or IaaS BPA holder. Since I already hold an IT Schedule 70 contract as well as

proven cloud services on either the IaaS or EaaS BPAs, why should I begin the modification

process?

• A: All services being offered on IT Schedule 70 need to be documented on an appropriate SIN. We

highly encourage you to migrate to the new SIN to create a central marketplace and your services will

be better marketed under the new SIN. If your solution is consistent with your original BPA offering it

should represent a lesser amount of work (leverage existing documentation on how solution meets

NIST characteristics for evaluation factor, etc.).

• Q: What will proposals have to look like?

• A: GSA plans to have a template/checklist available for industry partners to complete their proposals

with guidelines for brief and succinct responses.

• Q: Will this SIN have a Small Business Set Aside?

• A: No. This SIN will not be a small business set-aside as it is simply a category of available services.

Under Schedules, Ordering Activities have the ability to set aside Task Orders for small business.

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Frequently Asked Questions (Continued)

• Q: Does the new SIN replace the IaaS/EaaS BPAs?

• A: The new SIN is not replacement of the IaaS/EaaS BPAs; it encompasses a much broader

range of cloud services available on IT Schedule 70 in general.

• Q: Will GSA sunset SIN 132-52?

• A: No. There is no plan to sunset 132-52 as it is not exclusively a Cloud SIN. Other electronic

commerce and subscription services are available on 132-52 and will continue to be available.

• Q: Will there be a standard Service Level Agreement (SLA)?

• A: SLAs can vary depending on the cloud service being procured as well as the individual

ordering activity, and GSA does not expect to require a single SLA to all cloud services being

proposed on the Cloud SIN.

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• Q: When it is anticipated that the RFQ will be released?

• A: The IT Schedule 70 Solicitation Refresh – which includes the Cloud SIN – was issued on April

29, 2015.

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Links and Resources

• Resources for New Contracts

– FAQs for Industry Partners

– How to get a Contract

– eOffer/eMod

• Resources for Modifications

– How to Maintain Your Contract

– GSA’s IT Schedule 70 Modification Guidance Package

– eOffer/eMod

• General Resources

– Vendor Support Center

– Schedule 70 Cloud SIN

– IT Schedule 70 – main page

– IT Schedule 70 solicitation (solicitation number FCIS-JB-980001-B)

– GSA eLibrary

• Points of Contact

– IT Schedule 70 Customer Service Center - ITCSC@gsa.gov

– eOffer – eoffer@gsa.gov

– Cloud SIN Project Team – cloud-sin-rfi@gsa.gov

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