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J&A #:

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

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

Pursuant to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103 (FAR Class Deviation 25-111), 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), proposes to enter a contract on a basis other than full and open competition on behalf of DHS’s Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY), Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS).
2. Nature and/or Description of the Action being Approved. (a) Nature of Action: DHS intends to procure services on a sole-source basis to acquire access to a secure data analysis and research environment.
(b) Name and Address of the Contractor: The Coleridge Initiative, Inc., 20 F Street NW, 7th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
(c) Contract Type: Firm-Fixed Price
(d) Estimated Total Value (including options):
Period

Unit Price

Total

Total

$2,000,000
$2,000,000

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.

February 2026

J&A #: FY26-0273

(e) Type of Funding: Operations and Support Funds
(f) Year of Funding: Fiscal Year 2026
(g) Solicitation Number: 70RDA226Q00000087
(h) Background Information About the Requirement: The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act) requires federal agencies to build and use evidence to guide decision-making. To comply with this mandate, DHS requires a secure environment to analyze sensitive administrative data and collaborate with expert researchers. This procurement will provide the necessary platform and expert services to build evidence, generate insights, and inform policy while rigorously protecting data confidentiality. 3. Description of Supplies/Services. The requirement is to implement the FY26 DHS explanatory