Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity__Redacted_final__.pdf

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This document is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity (JEFO) pertaining to Federal Contract Opportunity #FY24-00355, a task order for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Procurement Operations (OPO).

The requirement involves the purchase of Information Technology (IT) and non-IT support services, including commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software, to support DHS's efforts to safeguard against identified threats. DHS intends to award an interim task order to the incumbent contractor under the Alliant 2 Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) without considering other awardees, as all Alliant 2 GWAC contract holders were previously provided a fair opportunity to compete for Task Order #70RTAC22FR000001. The contract value is not specified. The task order was awarded to an unknown vendor on September 30, 2024.

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Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity Exceeding the SAT pursuant to FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(B)

JEFO No.: FY24-00355 Rev. 6/2021 - 1 -

JEFO No.: FY24-00355

Date: September 24, 2024 PR Number: RUIO-24-S0059

1. Agency and Contracting Activity.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Information Technology Acquisition Center (ITAC), prepared this justification for an exception to fair opportunity.

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

DHS/OPO intends to award an interim task order without considering other awardees under Alliant 2 Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), Multiple Award, Indefinite- Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract #47QTCK18D0004 pursuant to FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(B). All awardees of Contract #47QTCK18D0004 were given a fair opportunity to compete for Task Order #70RTAC22FR000001.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the need (including the estimated value).

The is the program and set of processes DHS will implement to safeguard against to the DHS

. To support this effort, the Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) needs contractor support services to more effectively communicate certain identified posed by entities, hardware, software, and services. The services include:

Information Gathering

Entity Profile Assessments Consolidate Analysis Data Architecture Surge Support Datasets and Tools Governance

This requirement involves the purchase of both Information Technology (IT) and non-IT support services and include the purchase of IT commercial-off- the-shelf (COTS) software.

The Support Services are currently being provided by the incumbent, , under Alliant 2 GWAC, Multiple Award, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity

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