Limited Sources Justification – Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART)
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15PSMA26F00000001
- Agency
-
Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- GS00F218CA-15PSMA26F00000001 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Betah Associates, Inc.
- NAICS code
- 541810 Advertising Agencies
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: 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 to the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART), with an estimated total value of $101,771.58.
The justification rests on efficiency and economy rationale. BETAH Associates, as the incumbent contractor, possesses intimate knowledge of work processes, procedures, and documentation integral to the peer review function. The government determined that transitioning this knowledge to agency personnel while maintaining continuity of peer review services requires the incumbent's participation; alternative sourcing would result in significant staff time loss, risk of data or documentation loss, and potential compromise of review integrity. OJP operates under strict deadlines to process approximately 4,000 annual funding awards valued at over $3.7 billion and cannot afford disruption to the peer review process.
The task order covers peer review planning and implementation for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, unsuccessful applicant notification, documentation upload to JustGrants, programmatic debriefs, and final closeout activities. Performance period extends from May 2, 2026 through November 1, 2026. Market research was not conducted because the award was made to the active GSA FSS incumbent. The order was approved as fair and reasonable on July 23, 2026.
Notice text
LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION (LSJ) FOR A FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE PROCUREMENT FAR/RFO PART 8 - ORDERS UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD (SMART - Peer Review Support Services)
The requirement for complete, accurate and timely peer review activities is a top priority for the Office of Justice Programs/ Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking 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 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 GS00F218CA to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-05-02.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| LSJ_SMART Peer Review_15PSMA26F00000001.pdf |
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