Notification of Sole Source Award Databricks

The Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Departmental Management issued a sole source award notification for Databricks platform services to Carahsoft Technology Corp on September 24, 2026, with a justification publication deadline of October 9, 2026. This is a contract modification under FAR 16.507-6(b)(3) as a logical follow-on to the original competitively solicited award via NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement on February 2, 2026.

The Food Safety Inspection Service will deploy the Databricks platform to ingest, search, analyze, and act on agency documents and operational data while automating regulatory workflows. Key deliverables include enterprise AI platform architecture design, model management and development layers, integration with FSIS systems (PHIS, LIMS), document intelligence and knowledge management, data analysis and decision support, workflow automation and agent-based processing, and responsible AI governance and operations.

Databricks was identified as the sole commercially available platform meeting all detailed FSIS requirements following a sources sought notice on GSA that received over one hundred responses. The contracting officer determined fair and reasonable pricing based on historical pricing from the original competitively solicited award. Carahsoft is located at 11493 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA 20190-5328 (UEI: DT8KJHZXVJH5). The agency plans to conduct regular market research and industry engagement for subsequent similar acquisitions, though specialized and proprietary requirements may limit competition.