Database Access

The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Acquisition Management in Dallas, TX, plans to procure access to the CLEAR proprietary law enforcement database from West Publishing Corporation through a sole-source acquisition under FAR 8.405-6. West Publishing is identified as the only provider capable of meeting the government’s requirements for this specific database access. This procurement follows FAR Part 8.4 procedures and is intended to be handled without a competitive solicitation, as this notice serves solely for information and not as a request for quotations, with no contracts to be awarded based on responses to this notice. The contracting office managing this acquisition is headed by Contracting Officer Sally Arnold, located at ICE’s office in Dallas, TX, with contact available via phone and email. The procurement is associated with NAICS code 511210, which pertains to data processing, hosting, and related services. The place of performance details are unspecified. The notice emphasizes that inquiries by phone, fax, or email about solicitation documents will not be entertained, and any decision to forego competition remains at the government’s discretion.