B01_Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source_9_1_2026_1.pdf

United States Department of the Interior Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs

Washington, DC 20240

Indian Affairs, Central Office

U.S. Department of the Interior

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE PROPOSALS

Prepared in accordance with the requirements of FAR Part 5

Indian Affairs (IA), on behalf of the Office of Trust Services (OTS), intends to enter into a sole source contract with CGI Federal, Inc (UEI TRKEP1HEBNS5) for Licensing and Software

Maintenance of the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS) under the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements".

The Government anticipates the award of an IDIQ with a five year period of performance.

Background

The Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS) is the system of record for title and land resource management within the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of

Indian Affairs (BIA) in the management of Indian Trust Land. TAAMS functionalities include

Title, Leasing, Indian Land Consolidation Act (ILCA), Imaging, Invoicing and Distribution, interface to TFAS, oil and gas royalty distribution, and Land Buy Back Functionality.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) requires continued database management and development and software delivery services, training, interfaces, and update of security measures. Given the

BIA’s critical mission, it is imperative that the software system continues to meet the changing needs of the trust program, regulations, and technology. Given the rapidly changing nature of information technology and the changing needs of the trust program, the Government anticipates a need for additional information technology development in support of the TAAMS and the trust program.

Request for Information

The BIA posted RFI 140A1625R0018 to SAM.gov on March 14, 2025, with a Q&A amendment posted on April 1, 2025. The RFI was posted to gather information around viable options to replace the current

TAAMS system with alternatives that utilized modernized technology, represented overall cost savings, and/or were contractor agnostic to allow for future competition. A focus was placed on offerings from Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE’s).

The results indicated that there is a very reasonable expectation with reasonable planning and budgeting beforehand, that TAAMS could be replaced with a Configurable CotS Solution, provided by small business(‘s) or ISBEE(s). There is a high likelihood that the replacement would be contractor agnostic, eligible for competition, FEDRAMP compliant, and cloud enabled in a

DOI-managed Cloud tenant. Further, the results indicated significant potential savings with no loss of functionality or security.

Finally, the results indicated that there were no currently viable turnkey solutions that would allow immediate competition without a disruption in services or development phase.

Conclusion

The Government anticipates awarding a sole-source IDIQ to CGI Federal for a five year period of performance to provide continuity of service, licensing and maintaining the legacy system, Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS), under the authority of 10

U.S.C.2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements".

Maintaining the legacy system provides time to develop and invest in the eNativeTrust platform. Future upgrades to eNativeTrust will be implemented as the Department modernizes trust management services. Acquisitions for modernization are anticipated to be addressed separately from this requirement for legacy system continuity.

No solicitation is available, and no technical questions will be answered for this requirement.

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541511. If a firm can propose an alternative non-developmental solution, ready for full implementation by October 31, 2026 that can provide continuity of critical functionalities as stated above, please submit the technical capabilities and pricing associated with that system to the Contracting Officer, Jeffrey Pearson (Jeffrey.Pearson@bia.gov); and Jeff Shaffer (Jeffrey.Shaffer@bia.gov), Contract Specialist (support contractor - Chenhall Sedona Solutions).

Jeff Pearson

Contracting Officer

Bureau of Indian Affairs