Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition - OHS HFARD NBIC Advisory & Assistance Services
Updated
Justification from the Office of Procurement Operations, for work in Reston, Virginia.
| Solicitation number | FY26-0237 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Office of Procurement Operations |
| Office | Departmental Operations Acquisition Division III |
| Notice type | Justification |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690) |
| Product or service code | R499 |
| Place of performance | Reston, Virginia |
| Posted | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Not stated |
Official notice and attachments
Description
This requirement is to procure Advisory and Assistance Services for the DHS Office of Health Security (OHS) Health, Food, and Agriculture Resilience Directorate (HFARD), National Biosurveillance Information Center (NBIC). OHS has an immediate need for administrative, programmatic, systems engineering, research analysis, and scientific support services. These commercial services will be procured on a firm fixed priced basis under General Services Administration (GSA) OASIS+, Unrestricted, Management & Advisory Domain, Contract-Category 60107 (NAICS 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services).
The National Biosurveillance Information Center (NBIC) is established by 6 U.S. Code § 195b(d)(2) under the Department of Homeland Security. NBIC is primarily supported via contractor support personnel via an Advisory and Assistance (A&AS) task order and will be unable to execute their statutory mission to detect biological events of national concern early without these services.
Therefore, the selected authority for this procurement is RFO FAR 16.507-6(b)(1): The agency need for the supplies or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity would result in unacceptable delays. This Justification notice includes J&A FY26-037 and Addendum 1 to correct the estimated total value and to correct the statuory authority to RFO FAR 16.507-6(b)(1) "The agency need for the suppliers or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity would result in unacceptabl delays" and not RFO Subpart 6.103-2 "Unsual and compelling urgency".
Contracting contact
- Evelyn Dean · [email protected]
- Marcus Datcher · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541690, a business counts as small if it has no more than $19.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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Federal contractors paid for other scientific and technical consulting services work, who also hold DHS contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
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About the buyer
The Department of Homeland Security awarded $73.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Fisher Sand & Gravel Co, Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated and Davie Defense Inc.. See what DHS is buying now.
Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services contracts right now
There are 16 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541690), 6 posted in the last 7 days; 56% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Air Force, Department of Energy and Farm Production and Conservation Business Center. Most of the work with a stated place is in District of Columbia, Maryland and Georgia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 30 days from posting to deadline.
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From the award notices agencies publish.