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The Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement intends to procure an increase in licenses for the RELRES (NORA) system through a Federal Supply Schedule order without full and open competition, citing that the item is unique to a single manufacturer, IBM, with ESCgov, Inc. as the sole distributor. This procurement builds on an existing system and aims to expand the database capacity from 70 million to 400 million records, enhancing ICE's capabilities to support its law enforcement mission. The scope includes not only the additional licenses but also installation, configuration, and ongoing support services. This contract covers a one-year period from September 30, 2006, to September 29, 2007, and follows the regulations outlined in FAR Subpart 8.405-6(3) for ordering brand name items peculiar to one manufacturer. The solicitation number for this action is ICEPIC-NORA, assigned under NAICS code 519190. The notice serves informational purposes and underscores the critical nature of the procurement in ensuring the functionality and expansion of ICE’s data resources.

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ICE expands RELRES system licenses from IBM via sole distributor ESCgov for law enforcement use.

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519190 - All Other Information Services

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PostedSep 8

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Full Description

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) propose to enter into a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) order on a basis other than full and open competition in accordance with FAR Part 8. This action is under the authority of FAR Subpart 8.405-6(3): 'The item is peculiar to one manufacturer. A brand name item, whether available on one or more schedule contracts, is an item peculiar to one manufacturer'. In this particular case, IBM is the only manufacturer of RELRES (NORA) and ESCgov, Inc. is the sole provider/distributor of this product. This is a follow-on procurement to a system already installed. The primary purpose of this procurement is to increase the RELRES (NORA) licenses from 70 million records to 400 million records in support of ICE's law enforcement mission, along with the associated installation, configuration and support. This procurement is for a one-year base period that runs from September 30, 2006 to September 29, 2007. This synopsis is for information purposes only. See note No. 22.

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