# Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition - OHS HFARD NBIC Advisory & Assistance Services

Notice 7473f82d08934c09af84ff45f0744467 (solicitation FY26-0237) from HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF, DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS ACQUISITION DIVISION III, posted 2026-10-23, responses due -. Status: open.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Notice ID | 7473f82d08934c09af84ff45f0744467 |
| Solicitation number | FY26-0237 |
| Type | Justification |
| Agency | HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF |
| Sub-tier | OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS |
| Office | DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS ACQUISITION DIVISION III |
| Posted | 2026-10-23T12:27:08.000Z |
| Response deadline (UTC) | - |
| Set-aside | - |
| NAICS | 541690 |
| PSC | R499 |
| Place of performance | Reston, VA, USA |
| Award | 47QRCA25DU596 to -, - |

## Description

This requirement is to procure Advisory and Assistance Services for the DHS Office of Health Security (OHS) Health, Food, and Agriculture Resilience Directorate (HFARD), National Biosurveillance Information Center (NBIC). OHS has an immediate need for administrative, programmatic, systems engineering, research analysis, and scientific support services. These commercial services will be procured on a firm fixed priced basis under General Services Administration (GSA) OASIS+, Unrestricted, Management & Advisory Domain, Contract-Category 60107 (NAICS 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services). The National Biosurveillance Information Center (NBIC) is established by 6 U.S. Code § 195b(d)(2) under the Department of Homeland Security. NBIC is primarily supported via contractor support personnel via an Advisory and Assistance (A&AS) task order and will be unable to execute their statutory mission to detect biological events of national concern early without these services. Therefore, the selected authority for this procurement is RFO FAR 16.507-6(b)(1): The agency need for the supplies or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity would result in unacceptable delays. This Justification notice includes J&A FY26-037 and Addendum 1 to correct the estimated total value and to correct the statuory authority to RFO FAR 16.507-6(b)(1) "The agency need for the suppliers or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity would result in unacceptabl delays" and not RFO Subpart 6.103-2 "Unsual and compelling urgency".

## Sources

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## Cite this

"Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition - OHS HFARD NBIC Advisory & Assistance Services, SAM.gov contract opportunity 7473f82d08934c09af84ff45f0744467." samgovapi.io, https://samgovapi.io/opportunity/7473f82d08934c09af84ff45f0744467, data as of 2026-11-14. Primary record: https://sam.gov/opp/7473f82d08934c09af84ff45f0744467/view

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