D--The Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Financial Management Directorate (FMD) PRISM SaaS

The Department of the Interior’s Interior Business Center, through its Financial Management Directorate, has awarded a sole-source contract under solicitation number 140D0426Q0236 to extend licensing and operations and maintenance support for the PRISM Software as a Service solution, which is critical to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board’s acquisition and financial assistance processes. The contract, issued as a hybrid Firm Fixed Price and Time-and-Materials task order, begins on May 9, 2026, for a six-month base period and includes option periods extending through May 8, 2029, under FAR 52.217-8. The award is justified under GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(1)(ii) because the PRISM SaaS platform is deemed uniquely capable of providing end-to-end acquisition planning and process capture with no authorized resellers or technically equivalent alternatives. The solution is FedRAMP Moderate authorized, fully integrated with key federal systems including FPDS-NG, SAM, Grants.gov, Oracle Federal Financials, SAP, and CGI, and is required to maintain continuous compliance with evolving Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements through automatic updates and configuration management. The contractor, Unison Software, Inc., is responsible for delivering and maintaining 43 buyer seats and 95 non-buyer seats for the PRISM platform, providing 65 Virtual Acquisition Office passwords with annual maintenance, and supplying 4,940 hours of support from certified Senior Systems Analysts with specialized expertise in PRISM, Oracle DBA, and ITIL. Performance is centered at the Interior Business Center’s facility in Herndon, Virginia, with all services delivered remotely via the cloud-based platform. The contract excludes physical goods, rendering packaging, marking, and FOB terms inapplicable, and it relies entirely on electronic invoicing through FedConnect® and integration with federal financial systems. No pricing data is publicly available, and the award was not based on cost competitiveness but on the system’s irreplaceable functionality, compliance, and integration capabilities. Security controls are enforced through VAO password access, and the contractor must ensure uninterrupted FedRAMP compliance, system integration sustainability, and alignment with GSA Multiple Award Schedule terms without introducing third-party resellers or subcontractors.