JOFOC six-month extension of IDEAL 2. 0 (Interim) - Intent to Sole Source
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 70CTD024C00000003-P00001_JOFOC
- Agency
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 70CTD024C00000003 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Place of performance
- Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), through its Office of Acquisition Management, has published a sole source justification notice to extend an existing contract with Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) for six additional months of Information Technology support services for the Imaged Documents and Exemplars Library (IDEAL) 2.0 system. The IDEAL 2.0 system is critical to the HSI Forensic Laboratory's operations and contains over 350,000 travel documents used for criminal enforcement activities related to illegal immigration, terrorism, and document fraud. ICE justifies the sole source extension under FAR 6.302-1, stating that ARA is the only vendor with the necessary knowledge and cleared staff to provide continuous IT services without disrupting operations during the transition to a new vendor. The extension services include operations and maintenance support, bug fixes, and connections to external vendors to maintain the system's functionality. While the total contract value is not fully disclosed in the available documentation, the extension is intended to bridge operations until a competitive follow-on contract is awarded by September 30, 2025. ICE plans to publicize the competitive requirement on SAM.gov by August 31, 2025, with the sole source extension award anticipated no later than September 30, 2025.
Notice text
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ), proposes to modify an existing contract on behalf of Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) in support of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Forensic Lab (FL) on a basis of other than full and open competition.
OAQ intends to extend, on a sole source basis, Information Technology (IT) Support Services for the Imaged Documents and Exemplars Library (IDEAL) 2.0 system, which is used in support of the HSI Forensic Laboratory (HSI-FL).
This requirement is to provide an additional six (6) months of IT support services from ARA to assist in the continued Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Support Services on the IDEAL 2.0 system. These services are required to facilitate the transition to a new vendor, and includes O&M, bug fixes, and connections to external vendors in support of the HSI-FL mission.
Award of extension is anticipated no later than 9/30/2025.
Awarded contract 70CTD024C00000003 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2024-09-25.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1.1-P00001_JOFOC_IDEAL 2.0_6mo-Final_Redacted.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| JOFOC for IDEAL 2. 0 (Interim) - Intent to Sole Source | Solicitation |
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