1.5.1-SSJ_Redacted.pdf
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- Attached to
- PolySwarm Platform Access Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 70CMSD24P00000077
- Issued by
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
About this file
This document is a Sole Source Justification for a simplified acquisition of a commercial item exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The justification is for a requirement to access the PolySwarm Platform, which was awarded on a sole source basis to Swarm Technologies for $495,000.
The key details include:
- Market research was conducted in May-June 2024, and previous sole source procurements were made in FY22 and FY23.
- A notice of intent to solicit on a sole source basis was posted on SAM in July 2024, but no parties expressed interest.
- The agency determined that alternatives proposed by one interested party would not meet the requirements.
- The agency plans to continue monitoring the market for new entrants, authorized distributors/resellers, and products that could meet the requirements for any future acquisitions.
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OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT
ICE Acquisition Manual 3006.301-90
SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION: SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN
COMMERCIAL ITEMS EXCEEDING SAT, INCLUDING BRAND NAME
with current price lists, catalogs, advertisements, comparison with similar items in a related industry, the Contracting Officer’s personal knowledge of the item being purchased, comparison to an independent Government estimate and/or any reasonable basis to determine that the price at the time of award represents the overall best value for the Government and is fair and reasonable.
8. Description of market research.
Market research was conducted by HSI C3 from May 28, 2024, through June 6, 2024. This requirement was acquired in FY23 on purchase order 70CMSD23P00000056 and in FY22 on purchase order 70CMSD22P00000127, both as a sole source procurement from Swarm Technologies, Inc.
A notice of intent to solicit from a sole source was posted on SAM on July 2, 2024, however, no parties expressed interest. In FY23, one source expressed interest from a SAM posting and its capabilities/alternatives were sent to C3 for review. However, the C3 had determined that its proposed alternatives would not meet the requirements.
9. Any other facts supporting the justification.
Not applicable.
10. A listing of the sources, if any that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition.
An intent to solicit from a sole source was posted on SAM on July 2, 2024, however, no parties expressed interest.
11. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for supplies or services required.
HSI C3 will continue to monitor the market for new entrants, authorized distributors and resellers, and products into the field that can meet the requirements.
12. DHS intends to post the requirement pursuant to FAR 13.501(a)(1)(iii) and 6.305(a).
File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .