Elastic Brand Name Justification
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 91003125Q0024
- Agency
-
Contracts and Acquisition Management
Department of Education
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 91003125Q0024
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20202, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education's Federal Student Aid (FSA) Acquisitions has published a Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice for the renewal of an Elastic Federal Annual Subscription to support software and maintenance for log aggregation and viewing across their Enterprise Middleware Architecture and Services (EMAS). The justification is based on market research that evaluated alternatives including IBM QRadar, Setinal, and Apache Solr, concluding that Elastic was the only solution meeting all technical requirements while being significantly more cost-effective than competitors like QRadar. The procurement covers a five-license Elastic Stack subscription with a four-year performance period from August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2029, consisting of a base year plus three option years. This firm-fixed-price delivery order will be issued under NASA's Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) contract 91003125Q0024, though the specific vendor and award amount are not disclosed in the notice. The justification emphasizes Elastic's unique capabilities in reducing insider threat risks, enabling powerful search experiences, and maintaining data source permissions as critical factors supporting the sole source determination.
Notice text
This is a brand name justification for the renewal of software and maintenance support of Federal Student’s Aid (FSA) Elastic Federal Annual Subscription. This will be a firm-fixed-price delivery order issued under NASA SEWP
Awarded contract 91003125Q0024 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2025-07-24.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Brand Name Justification Elastic Subscription.31JUL25.pdf |
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