# Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fy2400233

- Solicitation number: FY24-00233
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to Signature Science LLC
- Department: Department of Homeland Security
- Agency: Office of Procurement Operations
- Contracting office: Sci Tech Acq Div (70RSAT)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: R425 Engineering and Technical Services
- Place of performance: Atlantic City, New Jersey
- County: Atlantic County (FIPS 34001). https://abierto.us/counties/atlantic-county-nj-34001
- City: Atlantic City. https://abierto.us/cities/atlantic-city-nj-3402080
- First posted: July 17, 2024
- Last posted: July 17, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/84db5b5ba03148b0810561fb73b1c2f7/view

## Description

Pursuant to FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(B), DHS/OPO/STAD intends to award a Time and Material task order for the procurement of services from Signature Sciences, LLC without considering other awardees against Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle 70RSAT23D00000003, for the procurement of support services required to conduct DT&E activities on AR systems for developmental testing and the advancement of technologies in support of S&T’s Next Generation Explosives Trace Detection (NGETD) program at the TSL.

This will be a interim exception to fair opportunity effort to services previously provided by Signature Sciences, LLC under task order 70RSAT22FR0000095 and 70RSAT19FR0000016 This interim task order continues services provided by these previous task orders which ended on June 16, 2024. The proposed interim task order will provide for three (3) months of performance for the same services.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Signature Science LLC (UEI GMK2EG5EDNL7)
- Contract: 70RSAT23D00000003
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 4 offers received
- Link: award number 70RSAT23D00000003 equals the contract number; same awarding office 70RSAT (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_70RSAT23D00000003_7001/


## Publications

- July 17, 2024: Justification. Notice 84db5b5ba03148b0810561fb73b1c2f7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/84db5b5ba03148b0810561fb73b1c2f7/view

## Points of contact

- John Whipple, john.whipple@hq.dhs.gov
- Chase Knechtel, chase.knechtel@hq.dhs.gov

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