U.S. Customs and Border Protection Tracing and Payment Recovery Services (TPRS)

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking qualified vendors for Tracing and Payment Recovery Services under solicitation 70B01C26Q000000XX, with a proposed contract period from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028, and an ordering period spanning 24 months after award. The contract operates under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) framework, with task orders subject to a maximum total obligation of $9,000,000 and a minimum guarantee of $5,000. Performance is primarily conducted at the contractor’s facilities, though task orders may require work at multiple locations, and deliverables—including tracing activities, payment communication via pay.gov, and case resolution reports—must be submitted electronically in Microsoft Office or PDF formats. The solicitation mandates strict compliance with federal data privacy regulations, requires all personnel to sign DHS Form 1100-6, and prohibits non-U.S. citizens from accessing DHS IT systems without explicit waivers. Contractors must be registered in SAM, provide valid UEI and CAGE codes, and disclose size status and socioeconomic certifications, with HUBZone small businesses receiving a 10% price evaluation preference. Proposals are evaluated using a best-value trade-off approach, not lowest price technically acceptable, and must be submitted in five defined volumes with strict page limits: a two-page cover letter, two-page prior experience summary, two-page technical submission, up to 30 pages for a subcontracting plan, and an Excel-based price submission with no page cap. Evaluation priorities are price (formulated as a base rate plus incentive multiplied by 15,000 per ordering period), prior experience, and technical approach—all assessed for confidence levels where Low Confidence results in automatic elimination. Subcontracting plans are reviewed only for FAR 52.219-9(d) compliance and are pass/fail for the apparent awardee. All invoices must be submitted via the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), requiring registration through ID.me or Login.gov, and payment is tied to task order-level accounting data not included in the base solicitation. The contracting officer, Jared A. Tritle, will evaluate submissions electronically by the August 7, 2026 deadline, and all proposal materials must be sent as email attachments in unlocked PDF or Excel formats; zip files and external links are prohibited. Security requirements include mandatory training on Controlled