# PM ECAT Support for Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Trade Transformation Office

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/06c23f0248

- Solicitation number: 06C23F0248
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to Pinnacle Federal Advisory LLC
- Department: Department of Homeland Security
- Agency: US Customs and Border Protection
- Contracting office: Mission Support Contracting Division (70B06C)
- NAICS: 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- Product or service code: DG01 Support services for physical and wireless networks connecting equipment within the core data centers and work areas, connecting end users to the organization's broader networks, as well as Wide Area Network equipment, hardware and software directly connecting into data centers, offices and third parties. Support services which enable or distribute voice services through on-premise equipment including PBX, VoIP, voicemail and handsets. Also provides support for transport services for data and voice network circuits and associated access facilities and services; includes dedicated and virtual data networks and internet access. Support services for external (Outside Plant) physical communications infrastructure connecting to LAN/WAN end points. Mobile infrastructure support such as cabled communication network, cellular towers, repeaters, switching systems dedicated for cellular communication
- Place of performance: Bethesda, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Bethesda. https://abierto.us/cities/bethesda-md-2407125
- First posted: January 21, 2026
- Last posted: January 21, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/25e609b82aa74557b4e7cae2f0647099/view

## Description

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Trade Transformation Office (TTO) issues this Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity in accordance with FAR 16.505(a)(4)(iii). It is the intent of the TTO to increase the scope of the Firm-Fixed Price Task Order awarded to Pinnacle Federal Advisory, LLC by adding one additional full-time employee (FTE) to provide PM ECAT support.

The additional FTE is needed immediately, and the current Task Order already provides one FTE. The services of the current FTE were acquired through a directed order to 8(a) contractor Pinnacle Federal Advisory, LLC using the 8(a) STARS III GWAC IDIQ 47QTCB22D0402. 8(a) STARS III allows for directed orders under the competitive threshold, currently $4.5 million, per FAR 19.805-1(a)(2), and has the same, per order, ceiling on directed orders for all industry partners.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Pinnacle Federal Advisory LLC (UEI DD7UCB2QJMG4)
- Contract: 47QTCB22D0402
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 999 offers received
- Link: award number 47QTCB22D0402 equals the contract number; awarding office not confirmed (medium confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_47QTCB22D0402_4732/


## Publications

- January 21, 2026: Justification. Notice 25e609b82aa74557b4e7cae2f0647099. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/25e609b82aa74557b4e7cae2f0647099/view

## Points of contact

- Karen Jeter, karen.e.jeter@cbp.dhs.gov
- Christina B. Jackson, christina.b.jackson@cbp.dhs.gov

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