Heather Kirk May 4, 2023 0 Comments

Updated May 4, 2023

Hope remains for small businesses interested in bidding as Prime on this upcoming US Citizenship and Immigration Services RFP which is seeking professional services to support the modernization and automation of its financial business processes on modern technical platforms. It had initially been communicated that this RFP was to be competed on GSA OASIS, but a recent update notes that DHS is currently conducting market research on both OASIS SB and Unrestricted Pool 2.

Will this end up being set aside? There is no indication at this point that anything will change. According to their last update: “No determination on acquisition strategy or possible set-aside opportunity has been made while market research is ongoing.”

What we can say is that if the number of small businesses that have reached out to OS AI about this opportunity is any indication, we suspect that contracting and small business officials have been fielding their fair share of calls from the many interested parties, large and small, as they work to influence the direction of this upcoming RFP.

The estimated solicitation release date remains set for this December. There will be more to come if and when additional information is made available.

Added April 5, 2023

The aggressive modernization and automation of financial business processes on modern technical platforms supported by the Office of Information Technology (OIT) will be of increasing focus for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of the CFO (OCFO) as we push into 2024.  

One way in which the agency will support this requirement is by putting in place a new 5-year contract to obtain a range of financial, technological, executive, and analytical support services that will enhance the CFO operating environment. According to the most recent information provided, this RFP is tentatively expected to be released late in Q1 of FY 2024 on GSA OASIS as an unrestricted competition. Of note is that, while there is a clear technology and automation component to this, the NAICS code that USCIS tentatively plans to use will be an accounting code (541219). This could change and, while we don’t expect anyone to lodge a formal NAICS code appeal, we do expect companies to be working to influence the final NAICS, contract vehicle, and small business competition decisions.   

Driven by the DHS OCFO Innovation Hub, the Department of Homeland Security has been one of the more forward-looking agencies when it comes to solving OCFO problems by pushing the envelope in developing new, innovative ways to process, aggregate, analyze, share, and collect data to make better-informed decisions. Given that this is a new requirement and there is ample time to position for this, and to help influence the direction of the procurement that will be driving new approaches at USCIS, the competition will be fierce.   

Related Data:  [Updated May 3, 2023]

Key Potential Points of Contact (current or past): 

  • Lucy Patterson, Office of the CIO – lucy.patterson@uscis.dhs.gov 
  • Bruce Helms, Lead Contract Specialist – bruce.a.helms@uscis.dhs.gov,  
  • Lanny Hicks Jr., Financial Program Analyst – OIT, US Citizenship & Immigration Services OIT, DHS 
  • Kika Scott, Chief Financial Officer, US Citizenship & Immigration Services, DHS 
  • Carol Cribbs, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, US Citizenship & Immigration Services, DHS 
  • Amy Tansey, Small Business Specialist – Amy.L.Tansey@uscis.dhs.gov 
  • Heather Niquette, Small Business Specialist – Heather.V.Niquette@uscis.dhs.gov 
  • Mike Hamlett, Small Business Specialist – Michael.Hamlett@uscis.dhs.gov 

Need a Partner? DHS USCIS Focused Consulting Firms drawing the most attention:  [Updated May 3, 2023]

To support any companies looking for partners, included below is a list of the large and small business IT partners we have noted as drawing the most views by Government and industry leaders on the OrangeSlices AI consultant directory since the beginning of 2023 and that bring direct past performance and/or related relationships in support of USCIS.

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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.  

Looking to identify some of the top small and large partners supporting DHS USCIS? Click Here You can filter the list by several key indicators, to include socio-economic status, NAICS, Contract vehicle, etc.

About OrangeSlices AI  

Developed by a team of government and industry contracting subject matter experts, the OrangeSlices AI data driven platform is a publicly available searchable listing of the top information technology and consulting services contractors doing business with the Federal government today. Driven by a robust and comprehensive set of authoritative and trusted data sources, the OS.ai tool is intended to help government and industry leaders find the right partner to help deliver on the important missions of the Federal government.  


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