Blanket Purchase Agreement GS35F0376N-AG3142B070016

The Blanket Purchase Agreement was awarded by the Department of Agriculture to Humantouch LLC HT Division in 2007. The BPA utilizes Humantouch's Information Technology Schedule 70 contract vehicle and has a potential value of $15 million. Task orders issued against the BPA between 2007 and 2014 procured certification and accreditation, risk management, security assessment and authorization services for the Department's information systems. Services included risk assessments, security documentation, testing and evaluation for systems such as the Security Sensor Array, Foreign Agriculture Security Sensor Array, and others. The task orders had values between $145,000 and $1 million and were performed at locations including Fort Lesley J. McNair and various offices in Washington D.C. and Iowa. Additionally, the BPA was used to procure maintenance support for the Department's Market News Communication System, as well as to provide the Agricultural Marketing Service with a new investment system. In summary, through its BPA and Schedule 70 contract, Humantouch provided the Department of Agriculture with IT services focused on assessing, authorizing and maintaining the security of several agricultural systems for over seven years.

The original BPA aimed to procure certification, accreditation, and security services for the Department's information systems in accordance with the Risk Management Framework. Task orders issued under the BPA between 2007-2014 included risk assessments, security documentation, testing and evaluation for systems such as the Security Sensor Array, Foreign Agriculture Security Sensor Array and others located in the National Capital Region and states. The BPA also facilitated procurement of maintenance support for the Department's Market News Communication System and provision of a new investment system to the Agricultural Marketing Service.