Third-Party-Hosted Controlled Unclassified Information Solution

The issuing agency is seeking a third-party-hosted Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) enclave and associated managed compliance services to support research projects. The agency needs a fully managed, scalable, and compliant research environment capable of supporting secure collaboration, software development, modeling and simulation, artificial intelligence and machine learning development, digital engineering activities, and the storage and processing of CUI. This solution must integrate with the university's existing cybersecurity, identity management, research computing, and compliance programs while minimizing the administrative burden on faculty, researchers, and support personnel. The project covers an initial user base of fewer than twenty users, but the architecture must scale to support multiple research centers, projects, laboratories, principal investigators, visiting researchers, student researchers, and future federally sponsored research programs without requiring substantial redesign. The agency intends for this long-term strategic solution to serve as the foundation for future sponsored research activities requiring CUI handling and compliance. Performance of the work will take place offsite. Bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency is looking for budget proposals and will accept digital submissions via email or online. All questions regarding this opportunity must be submitted no later than June 24, 2026.