FY25 Beacon Cloud Solutions Pylon Software - Renewal

Closed Special Notice Posted

Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, Texas 78234, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Defense Health Agency has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract for the renewal of Beacon Cloud Solutions (BCS) Pylon Software under NAICS code 541519 with a business size standard of $34 million. This notice, posted on June 24, 2025, is issued under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 6.302-1, indicating that only one responsible source exists and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency's requirements. The DHA at Fort Sam Houston, Texas intends to proceed with a sole source award due to the critical nature of the software supporting Department of Defense Ports, Protocols, and Services Management functionality. This is explicitly not a request for competitive quotes, and the notice establishes the agency's position that the BCS Pylon software is uniquely qualified to meet their operational needs.

The purpose of this procurement is to renew the Pylon End-user License Agreement to enhance the capabilities of the DHA's Siphon system, providing automated PPSM compliance tools that assist system administrators and security personnel in documenting, managing, and deploying network security protocols. The software offers enterprise data correlation, standardized templates, and automated compliance monitoring that reduces errors and eliminates manual validation requirements. Interested sources have until July 2, 2025, to submit capability statements that must include business size information and an authorized manufacturer letter demonstrating clear authority to provide BCS Pylon Software for the renewal application. Contractors must provide detailed information and convincing evidence of their capabilities, with responses to be submitted via email to the designated contracting officers Benjamin J. Reedy and Michael T. Bilicki. If no qualifying responses are received by the deadline, the agency will proceed with the sole source award as planned.

Notice text

NOTICE OF INTENT

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE FIRM FIXED PRICE REQUIREMENT. THIS NOTICE IS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 6.302-1, ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE AND NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES WILL SATISFY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.

NAICS Code 541519, Beacon Cloud Solutions (BCS) Pylon Software (SW); business size standard is $34 Million.

The Defense Health Agency (DHA), Ft Sam Houston, TX intends to issue a sole source award for BCS Pylon SW. The award will be executed as a sole source due to the suite of products supporting critical Department of Defense (DOD) Ports, Protocols, and Services Management (PPSM) functionality.

BCS Pylon is an automated PPSM compliance tool that assists DHA System administrators, Information System Security Managers (ISSM) and Information System Security Officers (ISSO) with documenting, managing and deploying their PPSM for their networks, systems and applications.  This purchase of Pylon End-user license agreement (EULA) is to add greater capability to Siphon that will provide added value to the DHA with PPSM enterprise data correlation, standardized templates for enterprise level systems/applications, automated process that enables users to manage PPS, Whitelist and not for delivery (NFG) registrations using automated compliance monitoring and tracking that minimizes errors and eliminates the need for human compliance validation.

All interested sources may submit a capability statement that identifies business size, along with an authorized letter from the manufacturer with detailed information and convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the authority to provide BCS Pylon Software for the Renewal Application as outlined above.

If no responses are received within the date as indicated in publication of this notice, a sole source award will be made. Responses to this notice can be sent via email to Benjamin J. Reedy (benjamin.j.reedy2.ctr@health.mil) and Michael T. Bilicki (michael.t.bilicki.civ@health.mil).

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