Services for Enabling Agile Delivery (SEAD)

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) awarded a Master BPA called Services for Enabling Agile Delivery (SEAD) on November 16, 2004, with a shared ceiling of $300 million and ordering closed on October 31, 2024. The vehicle is no longer available for new task order placement as of 21 months ago. USCIS established SEAD to provide agile coaching and technical support services, including development and operations coaching, to drive modernization of web-based applications and systems infrastructure across the Department of Homeland Security.

Ten task orders have been awarded under SEAD since September 2018, with the most recent task order issued in March 2022. Ordering activity peaked in 2019 with five task orders; 2018, 2021, and 2022 each saw one to two awards. The combined potential value across all awarded task orders is $58.4 million, with $40.2 million obligated (69% of potential value). Four task orders remain active with work extending through June 2025.

Alethix, LLC leads by volume and value with three orders worth $26.7 million combined potential value, followed by Ardent Management Consulting, LLC with one $17.7 million order and Genesis Consulting Partners, LLC with three orders totaling $9.2 million. Halvik, LLC and Celerity Government Solutions LLC account for the remainder. The top two primes by value hold approximately 76% of combined potential value. USCIS itself accounts for 91% of ordering activity ($53.5 million of $58.4 million combined potential), with Transportation Security Administration placing the remaining three orders.

Sixty percent of task orders carry no set-aside designation, while the remaining 40% are designated Total Small Business. Task orders have been awarded on both Firm Fixed Price and Time and Materials bases, with values ranging from $679 thousand to $17.7 million in ceiling value. Notable orders include a Time and Materials engagement for Transformation Delivery Division e-processing and agile coaching support ($15.8 million ceiling) and Agile Architecture and Design Services ($17.7 million ceiling).

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has awarded a Master BPA referred to as Services for Enabling Agile Delivery (SEAD). The Government requires agile experts with strong technical backgrounds to serve as leading contributors to the successful implementation of next generation web_based applications and systems infrastructure, focusing on automation, availability and performance, and efficiency at scale.