Data platforms · Nonprofit

Enterprise Data Platform

Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)

Issuer and solicitation

Issuer: Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) · Independent nonprofit under FCC oversight; not a federal agency
Reference: IT-26-148
Buyer type: Nonprofit
Issued: October 12, 2026

Scope

Replace the on-premises Vertica warehouse with a commercial cloud data platform, including migration, governance, analytics, geospatial and AI capabilities, operations and transition.

Key dates

Proposal deadline: November 23, 2026 · 11:00 AM Eastern Time
Questions due: October 20, 2026 · 11:00 AM ET

Submission and qualification requirements

Active SAM registration and UEI; three comparable contracts, with at most one USAC reference.
FedRAMP Moderate or higher authorization at award under one boundary; in-process authorization does not qualify. U.S. AWS GovCloud or Azure Government hosting.
All personnel must be U.S. persons and work in the U.S.; current hybrid requirement is two days weekly at USAC's DC office.
Named senior key staff generally need 12 years' relevant experience and specified role certifications. SOC 2 Type II and applicable ISO 27001 requirements apply.
Selected offerors must complete an unpaid preaward proof of concept.
Email four PDF volumes, bid sheet and signed confidentiality agreement; 120-day offer validity.

Published budget and contract structure

Published budget: Not disclosed in reviewed material

One-year base plus two annual options; single award.
Fixed-price platform/implementation; T&M hypercare, operations and transition under annual ceilings.

Sources

Sources checked October 13, 2026.

Official notice, RFP and public attachments reviewed October 13. Current index and submission instructions confirm 2026 despite one 2025 typo. Retention differs between SOW and bid sheet; a referenced labor-category tab is absent. Clarify before bidding. Restricted reading-room documents were not accessed.

Check the official notice for updates.