Mountain Brook City School District Mbcsd #IT-26-107

USAC Solicits AI-Based Coding Assistant Solution with Security and Integration Requirements

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is seeking quotes for a cloud-delivered, AI-Based Coding Assistant Solution to support its software development teams. - Government Buyer: - Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) - Products/Services Requested: - AI-Based Coding Assistant Solution - Must provide AI-powered code completion, natural-language-to-code generation, code explanation, unit test generation, code refactoring, and security vulnerability identification - Integration required with Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ IDEA (JetBrains IDEs), Bitbucket SCM, and CI/CD pipelines - Delivered as SaaS or COTS product; private cloud or on-premises options may be proposed - Must include API access, security compliance, and organizational policy controls - Only new, non-refurbished, and non-gray market items are acceptable - Offerors must be authorized sellers/partners/resellers and provide the most recent commercially available versions - Services Required: - Onboarding and adoption support (environment setup, IDE plugin deployment, SSO/identity integration, administrator configuration) - Training delivery (self-paced modules, live/virtual sessions, administrator training, in-IDE guidance) - Upskilling and best practices resources (guides, prompt templates, feedback mechanisms, dedicated Customer Success Manager) - Monthly usage and license-utilization reporting (dashboard and reports for IT/management) - Transition and exit assistance (data export, audit logs, configuration data, data deletion certification) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Solution must meet FedRAMP Moderate or High Authorization to Operate (ATO) standards, or provide compensating controls mapped to NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 - Data submitted to the AI service must not be used to train or improve vendor models without explicit consent; tenant isolation is required - Strict confidentiality requirements, including execution of a confidentiality agreement - Evidence of AI model quality and enterprise code acceptance rates must be provided - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation

Description

This procurement seeks to acquire an AI-Based Coding Assistant Solution for the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). The solution must be a commercially available, cloud-delivered AI coding assistant with capabilities including inline code completion, natural-language-to-code generation, code explanation, unit test generation, code refactoring, and security vulnerability identification. It must integrate with IDEs like Visual Studio Code and IntelliJ IDEA, support SCM platforms such as Bitbucket, and be delivered as SaaS or COTS. The procurement requires new items only, prohibits gray market products, and mandates confidentiality agreements.

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