Licenses Plate Reader Data Access for the Bureau of ATF

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a component of the Department of Justice, is seeking a state-of-the-art License Plate Reader (LPR) Data Access system to support its operational and investigative needs, including investigations into violent gang activity, firearms trafficking, and cigarette diversion. The system must provide geospatially enabled query capabilities, multi-point analysis with geofences, batch query functionality, and data export in multiple formats compatible with ESRI and i2 Analysts Notebook, along with 24/7 technical support via phone and email. Key contract requirements include five deliverables: Activity/Usage Reports, Training/Consultation, User Management and Administration capabilities, Access and Security through a secured URL, and ongoing Support services. The government will evaluate proposals using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, assessing technical acceptability, past/present performance, and price reasonableness, with evaluation criteria requiring offerors to submit technical and pricing volumes in specified formats (PDF for technical at maximum 10-15 pages per section, Excel for pricing at maximum 5 pages). The deadline for offeror questions was February 11, 2026 at noon, and the proposal submission deadline has been extended to Friday, February 20, 2026 at 11:59 AM Eastern Time.

This solicitation is unrestricted with no set-aside designation used. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price commercial services agreement with a base performance period running from March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027, followed by four optional 12-month renewal periods extending through February 28, 2031, providing potential multi-year engagement. No incumbent contractor is identified in the documentation, and no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available solicitation materials. The requirement falls under NAICS code 541990 with a size standard of $19.5 million, and is classified as a commercial item acquisition under FAR Part 12. Performance of work will take place in Washington, DC 20226, with the Contracting Officer Amanda M. Boshears serving as the primary point of contact at the ATF Acquisitions Management Division (202.648.9018; amanda.boshears@atf.gov).