Internet2 is distributing a Request for Proposal ("RFP") for a Cloud Service Discovery platform. Internet2 is seeking vendors with the ability to provide and/or develop a comprehensive platform to enable cloud service discovery.  We wish to identify the possible solutions and estimated costs associated with such solutions. 

Additional updates will be made available on this page. 

Update: Notification of No Award

Posted on October 27, 2023 

Please be advised that all proposals have been rejected and an award will not be made regarding the above referenced Request for Proposal.

Internet2 and the evaluation team thank you for your participation in the RFP process.


Update: Responses to Questions submitted by Interested Parties about the Internet2 Cloud Service Discovery RFP

Posted on April 12, 2023

Answers to questions submitted about the Internet2 Cloud Service Discovery RFP may be obtained online at this link.

RFP responses will be accepted via email, as outlined in the full RFP document, no later than end of day on April 21, 2023.


Notice of Extension of Timeline to Submit Questions related to the Internet2 Cloud Service Discovery RFP

Posted on March 31, 2023

Internet2 is extending the deadline to submit questions related to the Cloud Service Discovery Platform RFP to the end of day on Friday, April 7th. No other dates are changing at this time as a result of this extension. 

RFP responses will be accepted via email, as outlined in the full RFP document, no later than end of day, April 21, 2023.


Release Notice: Request for Proposal (RFP) for Cloud Service Discovery: Internet2 Cloud Scorecard Hosting Platform

Posted on March 24, 2023 

Internet2 is distributing a Request for Proposal ("RFP") for a Cloud Service Discovery platform. Internet2 is seeking vendors with the ability to provide and/or develop a comprehensive platform to enable cloud service discovery.  We wish to identify the possible solutions and estimated costs associated with such solutions. 

The full RFP document may be obtained online at this link.

  • Responses will only be accepted via email, as outlined in the full RFP document, no later than end of day, April 21, 2023.
  • Interested Respondents may also submit questions regarding the RFP as outlined in the full RFP document, but no later than end of day, April 5, 2023

Proposals must be complete in all material respects and signed by a duly authorized signatory of the Respondent in order to be considered. 

Internet2 reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, and if it determines to award the RFP, it reserves the right to select the person that best meets the requirements, as determined by Internet2 in its sole discretion, set forth in the full RFP document.


Notice of Intent to Release a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Cloud Service Discovery: Internet2 Cloud Scorecard Hosting Platform

Posted on February 17, 2023

Internet2 is intending to release a Request for Proposal ("RFP") on March 24th to better understand vendors' ability to provide and/or develop a comprehensive platform to enable cloud service discovery.  Internet2 wishes to identify the possible solutions and estimated costs associated with such solutions. The RFP will be posted on this page.

The existing Cloud Scorecard pilot is a self-assessment completed by vendors demonstrating how they adhere to standards and best practices developed within the research and education community. The aim of the scorecard is to help research and education institutions readily discover cloud solutions, easily assess vendors’ support for R&E technology and compliance standards, and support procurement with ease of documentation. 

We are seeking to select or develop a cloud service directory platform for the research and education community to discover and optimize their use of cloud services.

The purpose of this notice is to provide early awareness of this impending RFP in our effort to support broad and fair competition. We encourage vendors with existing platforms or experience in building progressive web applications, portals, service directories, and/or building dynamic and flexible databases to give consideration responding to this RFP.

This notice is informational only and does not confer any rights to prospective vendors and does not obligate the Internet2 to engage in any procurement or to purchase any services.