Notice of Intent to Sole Source - FAR 52. 217-8

The Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a six-month extension of Information Technology Engineering and Operations Support services to incumbent contractor ASRC Federal Technology Solutions, LLC, with a comment period closing July 14, 2026. The sole-source justification rests on FAR 6.302-1 (Only One Responsible Source), citing the incumbent's non-transferable, mission-specific expertise in BLM and DOI enterprise architectures, Microsoft Azure cloud implementations, legacy UNIX configurations, and security-sensitive Federal environments. The Bureau of Land Management, in coordination with the Department of the Interior's Office of the Chief Information Officer, intends to extend the current contract (Award Number 140D0425P0154) awarded under FAR 19.8 procedures. Work encompasses enterprise systems engineering, cloud architecture, cybersecurity, UNIX and Windows system administration, enterprise network support, data storage and backup operations, and national data center operations at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado. The extension preserves stable operations of critical mission systems including AFMSS, MLRS, CBS, and blm.gov while DOI completes an enterprise hosting and staffing analysis to determine long-term sourcing strategy. The justification cites three Departmental Reorganization Plans that significantly reduced IT support workforce capacity. Any responsible source may submit a capability statement to Contracting Officer Robert Brewer (robert_brewer@ibc.doi.gov, 571-370-5697) for evaluation of whether full and open competition is appropriate.