Integration Strategy for Requirements, Records, Documents, and Data Project

The Department of Energy Office of Science, operating through Argonne National Laboratory, is soliciting proposals for assessment, analysis, and planning services related to an Enterprise Compliance Management System (ECMS) and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) capability implementation. The procurement explicitly excludes system implementation or execution activities and instead focuses on requirements analysis, market research, vendor evaluation, and development of a recommended implementation roadmap. Evaluation will be conducted using a best-value trade-off methodology, with technical proposals weighted as more important than price and business/management proposals. Technical evaluation criteria include technical approach, experience performing similar work with three client references from the past two years, personnel qualifications in control frameworks and FedRAMP-certified solutions, timely response and project timeline, and a sample report template. Solicitation questions were due on February 4, 2026, at 5:00 PM CT, and the proposal deadline was extended to February 20, 2026, at 4:00 PM CT. Addendum No. 2 issued on February 17, 2026, provided clarifications and answers to offeror questions, with all other terms and conditions remaining unchanged.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and represents a full and open competition. No incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. The contract will be awarded as a fixed-price agreement with milestone-based payment provisions available upon delivery and acceptance of specified deliverables, though no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents. The period of performance is anticipated to extend through mid-September 2026 (Argonne's fiscal year end), with contract award expected in March 2026 and project kickoff to follow shortly thereafter. The contractor must deliver nine key deliverables including a current-state report, requirements matrix, market analysis, vendor evaluation matrix, total cost of ownership analysis, technology comparison report, implementation roadmap, and final assessment report. Place of performance is remote with occasional on-site visits to Lemont, Illinois, where Argonne National Laboratory is located.