Justification Bladeworks Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

(Cite authority, e.g., 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) (1-7))

Pursuant to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.3 and in accordance with the requirements of FAR 6.303-1, the justification for the use of the statutory authority under FAR Subpa�t 6.3 is justified by the following facts and rationale required under FAR 6.303-2 as follows:

1. Agency and Contracting Activ ity.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Secure Flight (SF) Crew Vetting program office and the Credentialing Screening and Intelligence Division propose to enter into a contract on the basis of other than full and open competition. PR number is 2119209OIA183. J&A number is JA-2019-02-0415.

2. Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Approved.

(a) TSA intends to procure on a sole source basis continued maintenance support services for the Bladeworks Software. Bladeworks software is the core component of the SF System that provides vetting and analysis on personally identifiable information (P II) of nearly 3 million daily air travelers by performing watch list name matching against the NO FLY and

SELECTEE Databases. Secure Flight is a behind-the-scenes pre-screening tool that compares the name of the traveler booking a reservation to the official no-fly list. Essentially, the airlines and booking engines will collect your full name, gender and birth date when you book your flight and send that info to the TSA, which will then compare the information against the no-fly list. The name given when you book an airline ticket must sync up with the full name as shown on the government-issued ID used when checking in for a flight. This acquisition shall provide 24x7x365 technical assistance, new release upgrades, break fix support, defect repairs, software updates, as well as on site support services on an as needed or on-call basis.

(b) Name and address of the contractor. FICO lnfoglide 6500 River Place Blvd., Building II, Suite 101, Austin, Texas 78730.

(c) Contract type. FFP

(d) Estimated total value (including options). Provide breakdown as shown below:

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