Federal Aviation Administration Colocation Services

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Equinix, Inc. for the continuation of essential colocation and connectivity services. The contract will be for a firm-fixed-price (FFP) and will support the FAA Office of Information & Technology (AIT) Cloud & Hosting Services Division in delivering secure, reliable, and efficient computing infrastructure solutions. The services are a pivotal element of the FAA's telecommunications infrastructure and enable robust connectivity to cloud platforms, supporting a wide array of mission-essential FAA applications. * The FAA currently obtains colocation services under the FAA Cloud Services (FCS) Contract, which is set to expire. * The contractor will provide all labor, material, and facilities for the Data Center Colocation and Interconnection Services. * The contract period of performance is expected to be five years. * The FAA intends to migrate all colocation customers to the cloud within the five-year period of performance.