Sole Source Justification (HSIN Modernization 52.217-8) Redacted

HSAM 3008.401-71

Sole Source Justification (SSJ) pursuant to Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 8.401(b) for
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) Exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

SSJ No.:

This action is conducted under the authority of the Multiple-Award Schedule Program, 41 U.S.C. § 152(3), Competitive Procedures, and 40 U.S.C. § 501, Services for Executive Agencies. 1. Agency and Contracting Activity.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), proposes to extend task order 70RTAC24FR0000066 with BridgePhase, LLC for Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) Technology Modernization in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.401, FAR Class Deviation 25-20 for FAR Part 8 1, and General Services Administration Acquisition Regulations (GSAR) 538.7104-3(b)(ii), “Only one source is capable of providing the products, services, or solution required at the level of quality required because the products, services, or solutions are unique or highly specialized” 2. 2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. DHS/OPO proposes to limit sources in accordance with GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(ii) in order to implement RFO Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. This will provide BridgePhase, LLC sufficient time to complete the migration of data from the legacy HSIN platform to the new modernized platform. RFO Clause 52.217-8 was not evaluated at time of task order award. Contractor:
BridgePhase, LLC
901 N. Glebe Rd., Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22203
3. Description of Supplies/Services. Describe the supplies or services to be acquired. Provide the estimated total value (including options, if any).
Task Order 70RTAC24FR0000066 provides services that support the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) platform modernization effort with tasks related to planning, design, development and delivery of a modernized and trusted information sharing platform. Tasks of this contract require infrastructure development, maintenance transitioning, security compliance, and migration of communities of Interest (COI). This task order utilizes Technical Modernization Funding (TMF) to modernize the HSIN platform per the recommendation of the Inspector General in FAR Class Deviation 25-20 for FAR Part 8 was issued as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), which was implemented in response to Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, signed April 15,