ABMC FY26 Cloud Backup and Recovery Services for MSFT365 and Azure
American Battle Monuments Commission · ABMC
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
AMBCFY26_CloudBackup
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
518210
Product service code
DA01
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-13
Response deadline
Aug 21, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
VA
Contracting contact
youngj.ctr@abmc.gov
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This Combined Synopsis/Solicitation is updated as of Thursday, August 13, 2026 to extend the due date from Friday, August 14, 2026 to Friday, August 21, 2026 and to provide Questions and Answers. Responses to questions were provided where clarifications were necessary to support potential offerors' understanding of the requirement. Certain questions were not answered where the information requested was included in the Performance Work Statement or where the questions were duplicative. Offerors are encouraged to review the description of the SAM.gov posting and all attached documents in their entirety when preparing responses. ABMC considers this solicitation package to contain the information necessary for offerors to formulate a response. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is ABMCFY26_CloudBackup and is issued a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and caluses are those in effect rhough Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01. There is no small business set-aside for this requiremenet and the associated NAICS is 518210 and size standard of $40.0M. ABMC requires a fully managed cloud backup and recovery service for Microsoft 365, Azure, and identity systems. Contractor shall provide recurring licenses, software services, and data backup services under CLIN 0001. Contract shall provide one-time implementation and deployment services under CLIN 0002. CLIN 0001 shall include one base year and four option years. FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. FAR provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The evaluation criteria is set forth in the attachment labeled "Proposal and Evaluation Instructions." Offerors may use their active SAM.gov registration to satisfy the requirements at FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) as determined by the contracting officer may be necessary for this acquisition, and shall be consistent with customary commercial practices. Offerors shall label the subject of their emails with "ABMCFY26_CloudBackup." Questions are due by 11:59PM on Monday, August 3, 2026 to youngj.ctr@abmc.gov and nerenga@abmc.gov using the Questions and Answers template provided. Quotes are due to ABMC by 10AM Eastern Time on Friday, August 21, 2026 to youngj.ctr@abmc.gov and nerenga@abmc.gov.
Contact
Point of contact
Jessica Young
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
youngj.ctr@abmc.gov
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