Exception to Fair Opportunity for Credit Report Services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- HS002126FE029
- Agency
-
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561450 Credit Bureaus
- Place of performance
- Boca Raton, Florida, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency issued a justified exception to fair opportunity for a sole-source task order under its Credit Reporting Services multiple-award IDIQ contract, with the exception notice posted May 7, 2026 and a comment deadline of June 6, 2026. The task order HS002126FE029 is being awarded to Verato, Inc. on a firm-fixed-price basis for six months with no option periods to provide Single Bureau Consumer Employment Credit Reports (from TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax) and Tri-Merge Credit Reports in DoD format, along with system-to-system connections to DCSA legacy systems including the Personnel Investigations Processing System. DCSA justified the sole-source award under 41 U.S.C. 4106(c) citing two grounds: Verato is the only contractor with an established, tested system-to-system connection capable of handling approximately [redacted] initial vetting investigations daily and [redacted] continuous vetting credit checks weekly without creating unacceptable delays to personnel onboarding and access decisions; and the other IDIQ holder, Array US, Inc., became administratively ineligible when its SAM registration lapsed on April 25, 2026 and remained inactive as of April 30, 2026, in violation of FAR 4.203-1(b). February 2026 market research confirmed Verato's firm-fixed pricing is significantly more cost-effective than other available GSA Professional Services Schedule vendors. The Contracting Officer will monitor Array US's SAM status during the six-month performance period to enable return to competitive procedures for future requirements.
Notice text
In accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul 16.507-6(f), the redacted Exception to Fair Opportunity (ETFO) associated with task order award HS002126FE029 is provided herein.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ETFO Redacted.pdf |
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