SAM Notice of Intent to Sole Source and Bundling of ServiceNow Requirements .pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Justice Management Division Office of Acquisition Management Procurement Services Staff Washington, D.C. 20530

Notice of Intent to Sole Source and Bundling of ServiceNow Requirements

NAICS: 513210- Software Publishers PSC: 7A21: IT and Telecom-Business Application Software (Perpetual License

Software)

Background: On March 20, 2025, the President issued Executive Order #14240, ‘Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement," which significantly reshapes how the United States Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) approaches IT strategy and procurement planning. By directing federal agencies to centralize the acquisition of common goods and services— including software and IT—this order compels the DOJ to align its procurement practices with governmentwide contracts. The Department currently contracts for ServiceNow licenses across 15 separate contract actions involving 15 components which creates redundant procurement overhead and a two-tier reseller structure that adds cost without adding value. The Department proposes to bundle all renewals into a single Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) on a sole source basis, to Carahsoft Technology Corporation, the sole authorized GSA FSS MAS distributor of ServiceNow products and services. As a result, the Justice Management Division Office of Acquisition Management Procurement Service Staff intends to limit competition to ‘items peculiar to one manufacturer’ software licenses, and software maintenance to the ServiceNow brand in accordance with DOJ Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 8 in support of Executive Order (EO) 14275 on “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement,” dated September 23, 2025, FAR 8.401(b) and General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 538.7104-4 and on a sole source basis pursuant to GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(1)(ii).

Interested parties may identify their interests and capabilities by responding to this requirement to the attention of: Marie Headley, email address: Marie.Jeanne.Headley@usdoj.gov by Thursday, May 7th , 2026 at noon (12:00PM EST). Emailed responses will only be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed ELA BPA based upon responses to this notice is at the discretion of the Government. Telephonic questions or requests are strongly discouraged.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES AND A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

mailto:Marie.Jeanne.Headley@usdoj.gov