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Department of Homeland Security
Office of Inspector General
Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity
In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.507-6 Exceptions to fair opportunity, the following justification documents the decision to use an exception to the fair opportunity process for this acquisition.
(1) Mission Area and Contracting Activity.
Requisition Number: REQCIO-26-00-095
Requesting Activity Agency: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI)
Contracting Activity: DHS OIG Acquisitions Division
(2) Nature and/or description of the action being approved. This justification authorizes and approves the award of a new sole-source time-and-materials order that will provide DHS OIG with essential information technology (IT) support functions and develop future technology solutions. These commercial services will be procured utilizing the procedures listed in FAR Part 16.505 and will support major program areas including on-premise and cloud-based system engineering, network and infrastructure system administration, development services, cybersecurity services, and project management and business analyst support. The suggested contractor is:
Steampunk, Inc.
1753 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 900
McLean, VA 22102

UEI: LJZTDJWPG431

(3) A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).
This order will provide qualified personnel necessary for the efficient and effective administration and control of the work involved in operating current DHS OIG systems and network infrastructure and planning, designing, implementing, supporting, and maintaining new systems as DHS OIG requires. The purpose of this procurement is to acquire advanced IT support services to maintain mission support systems and to help DHS OIG design and implement new systems. This support shall enable DHS OIG to fulfill important and immediate information and technical management needs. It will require a Contractor with extensive expertise in offering professional and high-quality systems and network administration support, which includes the support for the installation, operation, and maintenance of a complex environment of hardware and software as well as support for the operation and maintenance of datacenters and network infrastructure. It is anticipated that one (1) task order consisting of one (1) six-month base period, one (1) one-year