Data Science and Analytics Support - J and A-Redacted

Exception to Fair Opportunity Justification
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) BPA Call Order Modification Authority: RFO-2025-FSS-GSAR 538.7104-3 and 538.7104-4
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Identification of Agency and Activity
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Requesting Agency: Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Human Resources Solutions (HRS)
Contracting Activity: GSA Office of Centralized Acquisition Services Compliance Statement: This justification is executed pursuant to FAR 8.401 and the requirements for documenting exceptions to fair opportunity under the Federal Supply Schedule program as prescribed in RFO-2025-FSS-GSAR 538.7104-3.

(2) Description of Action
a. Action Type: Modification of FSS BPA Call Order 47QACA26F0029 against BPA No. 47QTCA21D003G_47QTSA25A0030, awarded competitively to Excella Inc. under GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contract No. 47QTCA21D003G, for Data Science and Analytics Support Services in support of OPM Human Resources Solutions (HRS). b. The Call encompasses 30 contractor full-time equivalents (FTEs) performing work under three BPA task areas:
 Task Area 2 (Data Acquisition, Preparation, and Analysis); Task Area 4 (Data Visualization, UI, and UX Design); and Task Area 9 (Project Management and Change Management), as detailed in the Call Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated July 22, 2026.
The Call supports OPM’s mission to maintain the EHRI, eOPF, and HRLOB systems and related services and to collaborate with the OPM Core Human Capital Management (HCM) team to determine which existing capabilities should be integrated, maintained, or retired as part of the governmentwide Core HCM project. The period of performance is six (6) months from the date of award (December 7, 2026 – June 6, 2027). The Call will be Firm-Fixed Price against BPA hourly rates established in BPA 47QTCA21D003G_47QTSA25A0030 Call Order 47QACA26F0029. EHRI and eOPF are mission-critical, statutorily required capabilities upon which Federal agencies and Congress depend for human capital decision-making, employees depend for timely access to official personnel records, and the general public rely on for access to timely data about the federal workforce.
c. Estimated Value: [Total estimated value inclusive of base year and all option years.] i. Estimated Value: The total estimated value for the six month period of performance is $4,984,070.40.
ii. Statutory Basis: This Call order is placed under the authority of FAR Subpart 8.4 (Federal Supply Schedules) against a multiple-award BPA established under