Limited Source Justification - Bureau of Justice Assistance Peer Review Support Services
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15PBJA26F00000003
- Agency
-
Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- GS00G218CA-15PBJA26F00000003
- NAICS code
- 541810 Advertising Agencies
- PSC
- R699 Support- Administrative: Other
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs has awarded a limited-source task order to BETAH Associates, Inc. under GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract GS-00F-218CA for peer review support services, with an estimated total value of $2,221,458.50 and a performance period from May 2, 2026 through November 1, 2026.
The justification rests on BETAH Associates' status as the incumbent contractor with intimate knowledge of peer review processes and procedures requiring transition to agency personnel. The Bureau of Justice Assistance identified significant risks in transitioning to a new contractor: loss of data and documentation, compromised integrity of peer reviews, inaccurate information delivered to grant applicants, and incomplete fair reviews affecting funding decisions. The scope includes planning and implementing peer reviews for FY25 and FY26, notifying grant applicants of funding decisions, uploading peer review documentation into JustGrants, conducting programmatic debriefs, and executing knowledge transfer and hands-on training to OJP staff. The order represents a logical follow-on to the existing competitive FSS contract. Place of performance is Washington, DC. The contracting activity is OJP/BJA.
Notice text
LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION (LSJ) FOR A FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE PROCUREMENT FAR/RFO PART 8 - ORDERS EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD (BJA - Peer Review Support Services)
The requirement for complete, accurate and timely peer review activities is a top priority for the Office of Justice Programs/ Bureau of Justice Assistance (OJP/BJA) to fulfill its mission. It is in the best interest of the government that peer review services be continued while the task of transitioning integral knowledge, processes, and procedures from the contractor to agency personnel in support of efficiency and economy is organized and executed in a timely and successful manner.
BETAH Associates, Inc., as the incumbent, has intimate knowledge of work to be transitioned. Without BETAH Associates, Inc., under contract to transition this knowledge to the agency personnel, significant staff time will be lost, and the integrity of the peer review process will be compromised by the risk of losing data and/or documentation. OJP/BJA cannot afford to risk the integrity and quality of the peer review work. This temporary Order will limit the following risks to the Department of Justice: inaccurate information being delivered to grant applicants; incomplete or unfair peer reviews that result in making award based on in accurate information; inaccurate information being uploaded into JustGrants; documentation not filed in a timely fashion; not completing peer review activities for FY26; and unsuccessfully transferring knowledge to agency personnel that may affect performance.
Awarded contract GS00G218CA to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-05-02.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| LSJ_BJA Peer Review_15PBJA26F00000003.pdf |
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