Notice of Intent to Sole Source 9 1 2026 1

United States Department of the Interior
Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs
Washington, DC 20240

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE PROPOSALS

Prepared in accordance with the requirements of FAR Part 5

Indian Affairs (IA), on behalf of the Office of Trust Services (OTS), intends to enter into a sole source contract with CGI Federal, Inc (UEI TRKEP1HEBNS5) for Licensing and Software Maintenance of the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS) under the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements". The Government anticipates the award of an IDIQ with a five year period of performance. Background
The Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS) is the system of record for title and land resource management within the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the management of Indian Trust Land. TAAMS functionalities include Title, Leasing, Indian Land Consolidation Act (ILCA), Imaging, Invoicing and Distribution, interface to TFAS, oil and gas royalty distribution, and Land Buy Back Functionality. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) requires continued database management and development and software delivery services, training, interfaces, and update of security measures. Given the BIA’s critical mission, it is imperative that the software system continues to meet the changing needs of the trust program, regulations, and technology. Given the rapidly changing nature of information technology and the changing needs of the trust program, the Government anticipates a need for additional information technology development in support of the TAAMS and the trust program.
Request for Information
The BIA posted RFI 140A1625R0018 to SAM.gov on March 14, 2025, with a Q&A amendment posted on April 1, 2025. The RFI was posted to gather information around viable options to replace the current TAAMS system with alternatives that utilized modernized technology, represented overall cost savings, and/or were contractor agnostic to allow for future competition. A focus was placed on offerings from Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE’s).

Indian Affairs, Central Office
U.S. Department of the Interior

The results indicated that there is a very reasonable expectation with reasonable planning and budgeting beforehand, that TAAMS could be replaced with a Configurable CotS Solution,