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The Virtual Data Center Services (VDCS) contract helps address the Presidents management initiatives. Outsourcing part or all of an agency data center operations will provide improved financial management, allowing to integrate performance data within the agency's budget. VDCS also provides competitive outsourcing and human capital opportunities.

VDCS provides a fast, low-cost alternative for obtaining mainframe and midrange systems and related IT and network products and services from experienced industry providers. It provides for the outsourcing and migration of government data services from existing federal data centers to industry partner centers located throughout the world.

Using the VDCS contract vehicle will provide the capability to outsource the data center function with a high quality provider, who delivers enhanced levels of service at a lower cost.

VDCS provides for more than just outsourcing as a data center solution. This contract can provide for all data center needs.

  • 24 x 7 data center support
  • Automated operations
  • Facilities management
  • Systems programming
  • Operations support
  • Systems support
  • Consolidation and migration support

The Virtual Data Center Services contract also provides a full range of primary data processing and support services:

  • Hardware and software services
  • Systems and application software support
  • Acceptance testing support
  • System back-up and disaster recovery services
  • All of the essential components and resources needed to service and maintain data center computing

Benefits of Virtual Data Center Services:

  • Pre-qualified industry partners with large existing nationwide mainframe outsourcing centers
  • Ability to take advantage of the experience and efficiencies of having a workload processed at a professionally run data center
  • Relieves burden of expending time and energy on running a data center
  • Retention of agency's data center identity and integrity
  • Gives agency the ability to focus on its core mission and competencies
  • Provides a range of high quality outsourcing support, including general business applications, technical, and classified processing to meet client needs
  • Facilitates better decision making and management of applications
  • Improved efficiencies and productivity through outsourcing and other commercial best practices
  • Technology refreshment
  • More robust operations
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