DHS OHS Travax Justification and Approval - Redacted

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION

(41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1))

J&A No: FY26-039

Pursuant to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103 (FAR Class Deviation 25-11 1) and in accordance with the requirements of RFO 6.104, the justification for the use of the statutory authority under RFO 6.103 is justified by the following facts and rationale required under RFO 6.104-1 as follows:
1. Agency and Contracting Activity.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Department Operations Division III (DOAD III) in support of the Office of Health Security (OHS), proposes to enter in to a contract on a basis other than full and open competition.
2. Nature and/or Description of the Action being Approved. (a) Nature of action
DHS/OPO/DOAD III intends to procure global medical and travel health intelligence subscription services on a sole source basis.
(b) Name and address of the contractor.
Shoreland, Inc. (Travax)
933 N. Mayfair Road, Suite 208
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(c) Contract type.
The contract type is Firm-Fixed Price (FFP).

In this document, citations to RFO Parts 6, 10, 15, 25 are citations specifically to FAR Class Deviation 25-11 for FAR Part 6, FAR Class Deviation 25-06 for FAR Part 10, FAR Class Deviation 26-08 R1 for FAR Part 15, and

FAR Class Deviation 25-09 R1 for FAR Part 25, which were issued as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), implemented in response to Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, signed April 15, 2025.

(d) Estimated total value (including options). Provide breakdown as shown below:

PERIOD

Base Period – 08/01/2026 –
07/31/2027
Option Period 1 – 08/01/2027 –
07/31/2028
Option Period 2 – 08/01/2028 –
07/31/2029
Option Period 3 – 08/01/2029 –
07/31/2030
Option Period 4 08/01/2030 –
07/31/2031
Optional CLIN – To be exercised
between 08/01/2026 – 07/31/2031
Estimated Total:

TOTAL

(e) Type of funding .
This project is funded as an Operations and Support (O&S) activity. (f) Year of funding .
Fiscal Year 2026
(g) Solicitation number.

70RDA326Q00000002

(h) Background information about the requirement.
DHS/OHS requires an enterprise-level online subscription service that provides preventive and travel health intelligence for DHS personnel. This service is needed to support the health, safety, and operational readiness of the DHS workforce, including