OpenTofu Commercial Support Services
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), has issued a Notice of Intent to award a sole-source contract to Gruntwork, Inc. for OpenTofu Commercial Support Services. This acquisition aims to maintain ACF's cloud infrastructure provisioning and management operations without interruption. Interested parties capable of fulfilling this requirement must submit a capability statement by May 8, 2026. This is not a request for proposals.
Scope of Work
The required services include:
- Timely technical assistance for OpenTofu-related issues.
- Ongoing access to a maintained Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) module library.
- Delivery of updates and patches consistent with OpenTofu releases.
- Technical support with next-day or same-day response times, prioritizing critical issues.
- Maintained IaC modules compatible with ACF's existing cloud environment.
- All services must comply with HHS and federal IT security standards (e.g., FISMA).
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Firm-Fixed-Price, Sole-Source Acquisition (under RFO 12.102(a) Restricting Competition)
- Intended Contractor: Gruntwork, Inc.
- Period of Performance: One (1) 12-month base period and two (2) 12-month option periods.
- NAICS: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services (Small Business Size Standard: $34M)
- PSC: DA10 – IT Telecom and Business Application Support Services
- Response Due: May 8, 2026, by 12:00 PM Eastern Time
- Published: May 1, 2026
Evaluation
This notice is for market research purposes to determine if other sources can provide the required standalone commercial support for OpenTofu compatible with ACF's existing infrastructure. Responses will be considered solely to determine whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete is solely at its discretion.
Additional Notes
Capability statements should not exceed 5 pages and must be submitted via email to Chukwuemeka.onyejekwe@hhs.gov. Reference: 7571TE26NOI00022 on all correspondence. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or pay for information provided.