SSA hspd-12

Added: Sep 30, 2016 3:06 pm

The action being approved is a restriction of fair consideration to all GSA Schedule awardees under the GSA IT 70 Schedule, SIN 132-62 (Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 Product and Service Components). In accordance with FAR 8.405-6 (a)(1)(i)(B) - Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.

This modification will be issued to sustain the workload increase to the HSPD-12 Helpdesk due to an increase in overall helpdesk incidents as a result of the recent technical enforcement of mandatory PIV became a priority. Dell ESSO is the mandatory PIV software solution required to enforce mandatory PIV and must be implemented as soon as possible.

The Government cannot risk competing the entire requirement for six (6) additional FTEs for the surge CLIN for helpdesk support, especially since during the last competitive solicitation, no other contractor submitted a proposal. The risk for spending the time and effort competing this work again and receiving no other proposals, except from ICF is too great based on the history of competition for this effort.