Updated February 6, 2024
Those small businesses that were eagerly awaiting this RFP to provide support for a high-profile suite of tools and applications that are designed to facilitate and improve the reporting of law enforcement activities for this Department of Homeland Security component, will be more than a little disappointed as the agency just announced that they will NOT be competing this as a small business set-aside after all.
The last time this was competed, it was awarded to a qualifying small business. DHS had announced plans to set this aside. No rationale for the change in acquisition strategy was provided. The RFP is still expected to be released on GSA MAS in the mid-April timeframe.
Something tells us that USSS small business specialists may be receiving calls from interested parties as they work to get this flipped back.
- Kimberly Witcher, Small Business Specialist, (202) 406-9683 – kimberly.witcher@usss.dhs.gov
- Vilma “Gayle” Hanson, Alternate Small Business Specialist, 425-757-1520 – vilma.hanson@usss.dhs.gov
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Posted November 16, 2023
As is often the case when a company is acquired, incumbent contracts are targeted, especially when there is an opportunity to provide support for a high-profile suite of tools and applications that are designed to facilitate and improve the reporting of law enforcement activities for this Department of Homeland Security component.
The Criminal Investigative Division’s (CID) Field Investigative Reporting System (FIRS) support contract was last awarded in 2022 to Ardent MC (who was acquired by Mission1st Group this past July) as a two-year task, with the spend on that contract expected to exceed $25M. That contract was awarded as a task on a single-award small business Criminal Investigative Technology Services BPA that Ardent maintained, with that BPA expiring early this year.
FIRS is a consolidated electronic system of investigative information that often serves as the first step in gathering and disseminating investigative data for the Secret Service, while providing registered users with access to capture, store, and search information related to criminal and investigative services, protective services, and partner services.
The final RFP is expected out as early as April of 2024, and the current expectation is that it will be released as a small business set-aside action on GSA MAS using NAICS 541511, but that won’t stop firms from trying to influence this in the meantime.
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- Mission1st Group, Inc. Acquires Ardent Management Consulting, Tuesday, 11 July 2023
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- US Secret Service taps Roy Luongo as new Chief Information Security Officer
- AVER wins $66M DHS US Secret Service OCIO S2 support services contract
- DHS US Secret Service Chief Information Security Officer exits, takes new role with industry
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Included below is a list of the 10 companies we have noted as drawing the most views by Government and industry leaders on the OrangeSlices AI consultant directory in the second half of FY 2023 and that bring direct past performance and/or related relationships in support of the US Secret Service.
- AVER
- Firebird AST
- Akira Technologies
- Cybermedia Technologies(CTEC)
- Ardent/Mission1st
- Tria Federal
- ICF **
- Definitive Logic/ManTech
- Zermount
- Monkton
- Guidehouse **
** An Elev8 GovCon Honoree, noted for a corporate culture that demonstrates excellence, making the company a beacon for talent, for partners, and for clients.
We cannot and will not speculate here as to the reasons for the increased interest, but whether it is a company evaluating them as a potential partner; a federal acquisition leader doing their due diligence; or a consultant weighing their next job move, this group of companies has been receiving increased interest.
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