Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity (JEFO), Services for Product Engineering and Enterprise Delivery (SPEED) Extension
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- FY26-0090
- Agency
-
Citizen and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 75N98119D00020-70SBUR21F00000124 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Highlight Technologies, LLC
- NAICS code
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- PSC
- DD01 It And Telecom - Service Delivery Support Services: Itsm, Operations Center, Project/Pm (Labor)
- Place of performance
- Camp Springs, Maryland 20588, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of Contracting extended the period of performance of task order #70SBUR21F00000124 under the CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC #75N98119D00020 to Highlight Technologies, Inc. on a sole-source basis under FAR 16.507-6(b)(2), with an estimated total value of $4,855,858.05 for six months of performance.
The justification rests on unique or highly specialized services. Highlight Technologies operates within the multi-contractor SPEED environment performing weekly code deployments and maintains established relationships with other SPEED contractors. The contractor possesses specialized knowledge of CLAIMS3—the single point for case intake, assignment, management, and adjudication for USCIS—critical to agency mission operations. USCIS determined that transitioning work to new contractors would result in unacceptable service lapses and is infeasible given a 90-day entrance-on-duty timeline. Market research through January 2026 confirmed no alternative vendor capability. The original task order was competitively awarded in June 2021 as a small business set-aside. The extension covers DevSecOps services for system maintenance and security work from July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, comprising one two-month initial period and two two-month option periods. The Contracting Officer determined anticipated costs are fair and reasonable based on four years of acquisition history. Three prior exceptions to fair opportunity have been issued. Filed protests on RIVER task orders created a stop-work order, necessitating this extension to maintain system continuity pending protest resolution.
Notice text
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Office of Contracting (OCON) extended the period of performance of task order #70SBUR21F00000124 under the Chief Information Officer—Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) Small Business (SB) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) #75N98119D00020 pursuant to FAR 16.507-6. Please find attached Justification For Exception to Fair Opportunity (JEFO) in accordance with FAR 16.507-6(f).
Awarded contract 75N98119D00020 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-06-30.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JEFO_70SBUR21F00000124 P00041.pdf |
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