DHS S&T FALCON Program
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140D0426R0062
- Agency
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Interior Business Center
Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior Interior Business Center, procuring on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security, intends to award a sole-source contract to Vantor Services Inc. for the DHS Forecasting and Analytics for Law Enforcement Operations and Networks (FALCON) program, with a response due date of June 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST. This procurement is conducted under FAR Part 15 procedures and qualifies as sole source under Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 6.103, based on Vantor Services Inc. being the only responsible source capable of providing the necessary shared resources, algorithms, data, source code, and interoperability required.
The contract will support critical operational needs of Customs and Border Protection and United States Coast Guard to detect illicit activities within and across U.S. borders. Work includes development and integration of an analytic environment encompassing classified and unclassified IT infrastructure, applications, data science, and analytic methodologies to perform spatiotemporal analytics with real-time detection and reporting from streaming data sources at scale. Performance occurs at the contractor's facilities.
The contract structure comprises three Cost Plus Fixed Fee CLINs for labor and three cost-type CLINs for Other Direct Costs, with an anticipated three-year performance period from award date. NAICS Code 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and PSC Code AJ11 apply. Although this is a sole-source award to Vantor Services Inc., responsible sources may submit quotations or proposals by the deadline for market research consideration. All offerors must maintain active SAM registration and provide their Unique Entity ID. Responses should be submitted electronically to Kevin Woody at kevin_woody@ibc.doi.gov.
Notice text
Posted Date: 5/19/2026
Procurement Office: The Department of the Interior (DOI) ¿ Interior Business Center (IBC), 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000, Herndon, VA 20170
Response Due Date: 6/3/2026 by 5:00 PM EST
NOTICE OF INTENT SYNOPSIS: The Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Herndon Acquisition Services Directorate, on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), intends to award a contract to Vantor Services Inc, on a sole source basis. The intended procurement is classified under NAICS Code 541715. This is a sole source procurement under the authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 6.103, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
This acquisition is conducted under the procedures described in FAR Part 15.
Description:
DHS Forecasting and Analytics for Law Enforcement Operations and Networks (FALCON)
Purpose and Objective:
The IBC anticipates award of a single, stand-alone contract to Vantor Services Inc., with three Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for labor and three Cost type CLINs for Other Direct Costs (ODCs). This requirement provides an essential analytics capability to support the Customs and Border Protection¿s (CBP) and United States Coast Guard¿s (USCG) critical operational needs to detect illicit activities occurring within and across the U.S. borders. The objective of this acquisition is to further develop and integrate an analytic environment, which includes necessary information technology (IT) infrastructure (classified and unclassified), applications, data science, and analytic methodologies, to perform spatiotemporal analytics, providing real time detection and reporting of illicit activities within and between multiple in domains, using streaming data sources at scale.
Rationale for Sole Source: Vantor Services Inc. is the only source capable of providing the necessary shared resources, algorithms, data, source code, and interoperability required for this acquisition.
Period of Performance: Three years from date of award
Place of Performance: The effort will be performed at the contractor¿s facilities.
This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
However, in accordance with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vi), all responsible sources that feel they can meet the Government's requirements detailed above may submit a quotation, bid, or proposal, as appropriate, which will be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirements, and include the interested parties¿ Unique Entity ID (UEI). All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will be retained as Market Research.
All responses must be received by 5:00 pm EST on Tuesday, 6/3/2026 and must reference solicitation number 140D0426R0062. Responses may be submitted electronically to Kevin Woody via email at kevin_woody@ibc.doi.gov.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source_1.pdf |
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