Foundational DVA Cloud Environment
Tender Overview
About this tender
This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview The Department of Veterans' Affairs is assessing the market to seek capable suppliers for building a Foundational DVA Cloud Environment to support its Digital Strategy 2025-2030. Purpose This Request for Information (RFI) is intended to help DVA identify suitable respondents capable of delivering the services described in the indicative requirements, in support of the Digital Strategy 2025-2030. Eligibility This RFI is open to all suppliers under the Cloud Marketplace. Instructions to Tenderers DVA intends to receive responses from suppliers who can demonstrate capability to deliver the services described in the indicative requirements. This RFI does not guarantee any contracted works. DVA will identify suitable respondents and invite them to participate in a closed Request for Quote (RFQ) at a later date. The Service Requirements are expected to largely remain unchanged for the RFQ. Interested suppliers are requested to submit compliant responses to this RFI should they wish to be shortlisted for the RFQ. Suppliers who do not respond to this RFI will not be invited to the RFQ.
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