Marine Corps seeks information on cloud migration

The Marine Corps’ acquisition arm is seeking information from industry on how the service could move data onto the cloud.

In a request for information posted Jan. 7 to Federal Business Opportunities, Marine Corps Systems Command asks industry to submit answers to a series of questions about potential practices for a cloud migration.

"The solution should include a framework for discovery and rationalization of applications," the notice reads.

"The rationalization framework should include methodologies, technical requirements, assessments, and processes to determine an application’s suitability for cloud hosting; to include cost estimates for re-factoring, re-hosting, re-platforming, or re-purchasing as necessary. The solution should identify current technologies for enabling automation and gaining efficiency within the migration process," it continues.

Moving data onto the cloud would incorporate "the closure of multiple on premises data centers that support multiple portfolios of applications," according to the notice.

Replies to the RFI are due Jan. 23 and members of industry should ask any questions about the RFI by Jan. 11.