Elastic Search, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) Support Services

The Department of Transportation, through its Federal Highway Administration IT Acquisition Center of Excellence, has issued a sole-source contract modification to extend support services for the Elastic Search, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) Stack through September 30, 2026. This action is justified under FAR 8.401(b) and GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(iii) as a logical follow-on to an existing Blanket Purchase Agreement under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, with no competitive solicitation conducted due to the need for uninterrupted continuity of operations, preservation of institutional knowledge, and mitigation of mission-critical cybersecurity risks. The contract scope centers on maintaining and enhancing the ELK platform to support centralized logging, real-time monitoring, and compliance with federal cybersecurity standards including NIST SP 800-53, Executive Order 14028, and OMB M-21-31 across more than 150 DOT systems, with ongoing efforts to onboard additional data sources. Performance is to be conducted remotely in support of federal systems, with official place of performance designated as Washington, D.C., and oversight managed by the Office of the Chief Information Officer under the Office of the Secretary of Transportation. The contracting officer, Ajmal Khan, and approving official, Justin Ubert, both based at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, are responsible for contract administration, though no Contracting Officer’s Representative or technical representative is formally named. The modification extends a prior order by 3.5 months to avoid service interruption during organizational transitions, and while cost details are not disclosed, the award is predicated on prior competitive pricing established during the original BPA acquisition. No line-item pricing, payment instructions, invoicing method, packaging requirements, or offeror certifications are provided in the documentation, and the absence of formal evaluation factors, clause language, or delivery schedules reflects the non-competitive nature of this procurement under a pre-existing GSA program.