Sole Source Justification Summary

This is a Sole Source Justification for Commercial Acquisitions document (J&A-26-0268) submitted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Acquisitions Management in Irving, Texas. The justification supports a sole source procurement action valued below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold for three units of specialized equipment from Obsidian Integration LLC, located in Eugene, Oregon, at a total cost of $20,955.00.

The equipment being procured is designated for use during criminal investigative activities to enable investigators to conduct surveillance and operations under investigation. The items are intended for deployment in proximity to locations of high violent criminal activities and suspected meeting locations of subjects, with the stated purpose of ensuring law enforcement safety and operational security. The justification asserts that Obsidian Integration LLC is the sole vendor on the market offering this specific type of product for ICE operations and that the Obsidian equipment requested is available exclusively from this vendor. The contracting officer's approval section remains unsigned and undated in the document. This procurement follows FAR Class Deviation 25-21, REV 2, implemented under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) following an Executive Order on Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.