Redacted EFOJ: BIES- PIPS Modernization and Migration
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- W9128Z25FA001
- Agency
-
ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- W52P1J18DA032-W9128Z25FA001 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground has issued a Limited / Sole Source Justification Notice for the modernization and migration of the Background Investigation Enterprise Systems/Personnel Investigation Processing System (BIES/PIPS) to cloud infrastructure. IBM Corporation was awarded contract W52P1J18DA032 for $34,880,346, covering a 30-month period starting November 22, 2024, with a one-year base and two additional option periods. The justification for sole sourcing is based on IBM's unique expertise with the legacy mainframe system, which contains 5.7 million lines of code in complex, archaic programming languages like COBOL, Natural, and Assembler. Market research conducted between June and October 2024 confirmed no alternative vendors could effectively manage this critical system that processes background investigations for over 100 federal agencies. The modernization is deemed urgent due to aging technology, potential system failure risks, and the advanced age of the current support team, with the goal of transitioning to commercial cloud services using modern software development languages by fiscal year 2027.
Notice text
This is to post the redacted Exception to Fair Opportunity Justification for the Background Investigation Enterprise Systems/Personnel Invesigation Processing System (BIES/PIPS) Modernization and Migration to Cloud.
Awarded contract W52P1J18DA032 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2024-12-06.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity FAR Part 16_Redacted.pdf |
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