Quality, Security, Testing, Automation and Governance (QSTAG)
Past Recompete Updated
- Agency
-
Citizen and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $20,000,000 to $50,000,000
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- Through
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- Place of performance
- Camp Springs, MD
- Forecast number
- F2025070572
Forecast details come from DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is conducting a recompete procurement for the Quality, Security, Testing, Automation and Governance (QSTAG) contract to secure DevSecOps advanced testing and automation solutions for systems supporting the USCIS mission. The contract objectives include providing technical support and expertise in development security operations, enabling product teams to improve software quality and delivery speed through cutting-edge automation and robotic process automation (RPA) technology, establishing reusable automated pipelines for engineering teams, and ensuring standardized best practices and compliance across enterprise operations. The solicitation is estimated to release on January 23, 2026, with an anticipated award date of May 1, 2026.
This total small business set-aside contract, to be awarded through GSA Schedule ordering procedures under FAR Part 8.4, carries an estimated award value range of $20 million to $50 million with a firm fixed-price contract type and a five-year performance period extending from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031. The work will be performed at Camp Springs, Maryland, and falls under NAICS code 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services). Primary points of contact include Contracting Officer Patrick Gadwah (patrick.c.gadwah@uscis.dhs.gov, 802-829-0013) and alternate Contracting Officer Monty Kurtz (monty.n.kurtz@uscis.dhs.gov, 802-288-7920), with requirements contact Nili Khanna (nili.khanna@uscis.dhs.gov, 202-227-0547).
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***01/22/2026 UPDATE - Updated Requirement***
DHS FAR Class Deviation (Number 25-20) for FAR Part 8 in response to the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) instructs the DHS acquisition workforce to follow the RFO Part 8. USCIS conducted market research and consistent with our market research, and pursuant to RFO 8.401 and GSAM 538.7103-3, USCIS issued the QSTAG RFQ to as many FSS contractors as practicable to reasonably ensure that quotes will be received from at least three contractors capable of meeting our needs.
We will not be distributing the RFQ to any additional contractors.
***01/16/2026 UPDATE - Updated Requirement Description; NAICS Code; Estimated solicitation release date; Small business set aside; and Alternate POC.***
USCIS will use FAR Part 8.4 ordering procedures for the Federal Supply Schedule, consistent with GSAM/R Subpart 538.71. The Government plans to issue this requirement to GSA MAS IT Schedule 54151S small business contract holders identified through market research as aligned with the Government’s requirement, in accordance with GSAM/R 538.7103-3(a)(2). Market research was used to identify a viable pool of interested sources capable of meeting the requirement.
***12/18/2025 - Updated the anticipated solicitation release date.***
10/10/2025 - An RFI was posted via SAM.gov on 7/1/2025 and closed on 7/15/2025. The following APFS record fields have been updated: small business program, dollar range, contract type, type of award, and estimated solicitation release date.
QSTAG Service Objectives:
1. To allow United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) the flexibility to secure technical support with the knowledge, skills and capabilities in Development Security Opertations (DevSecOps) advanced testing and automation solutions for the systems and services that support the USCIS mission.
2. To aid or enable USCIS, Office of Information Technology (OIT) product/portfolio teams to build and continually improve the quality of their products and speed of delivery by implementing cutting edge DevSecOps, advanced testing, applications and workloads security, automation and RPA technology solutions.
3. To re-use, build and continually improve reliable, valuable, and sustainable automated pipelines for use by engineering teams and stakeholders to easily integrate and benefit from available solutions.
4. To ensure standardized best practices, compliance and accountability, resulting in secure, efficient, and scalable operations that include development, testing, deployment and continuous improvements across the enterprise."
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