1.5.1 -JOFOC_Searchlight Cyber (FINAL)R_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (J&A) for a sole source procurement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Acquisition Management.

DHS C3 (Cyber Crimes Center) is procuring Searchlight Cyber Investigative Licenses and associated support services on a sole source, firm fixed price basis from Searchlight Cyber LLC, located in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The requirement supports advanced dark web intelligence, monitoring, attribution, and investigative analysis capabilities to assist HSI field offices with complex cybercrime investigations, including child sexual exploitation, narcotics trafficking, ransomware, credential theft, and other transnational criminal activity conducted through anonymized online environments. The contract includes a base year plus four (4) option years, each 12 months in duration, with funding from FY26 Operations and Support Funds (Solicitation Number: 70CMSD26Q00000023). The contract type is Firm Fixed Price. The estimated total value, including all options, is redacted in the document. Market research conducted since May 2025 concluded that only Searchlight Cyber possesses the unique capabilities to fully satisfy DHS C3's operational requirements, as no other vendor identified during the evaluation of alternatives demonstrated comparable functionality for the Government's complete requirement set. The Government will continue monitoring the market during the four annual option periods to assess whether other qualified vendors emerge. A Notice of Intent to solicit from a single source was posted on SAM.gov on September 11, 2026, in accordance with RFO Section 5.201. The statutory authority for this noncompetitive procurement is 41 U.S.C. § 3304, implemented as RFO 6.103-1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements).