# Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity - NIST CPP Development

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- Solicitation number: NIST-JEFO-2026-7700218
- Notice type: Justification (first published as award notice)
- Status: Awarded to Tharros Defense, Inc. for $1,754,090.00
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Product or service code: DJ01 Support services focused on supporting security policies/controls, processes, measuring compliance of relevant legal/compliance requirements, to include Section 508, and responding to security breaches. Also provides support for IT Security systems providing Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) for real-time Cyber Security and protection such as vulnerability scanning, managing firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM). Includes Disaster Recovery (DR) services to support DR policy, process and means, dedicated failover facilities and perform DR testing.
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- County: Howard County (FIPS 24027). https://abierto.us/counties/howard-county-md-24027
- City: Fulton. https://abierto.us/cities/fulton-md-2431025
- First posted: May 7, 2024
- Last posted: January 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/33d869129ee54471883151ad9caf9291/view

## Description

Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity Pursuant to FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C) for Cybersecurity and Privacy Platform (CPP) Development – Extension of Services. Awardee is Analygence, Inc. (UEI: MBQDZE4WPVX5). Please see attached document for details.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Tharros Defense, Inc. (UEI MBQDZE4WPVX5)
- Contract: 1333ND24DNB770002
- Obligated: -$50,000.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 14 offers received
- Link: award number 1333ND24DNB770002 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1333ND (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_1333ND24DNB770002_1341/


## Publications

- May 7, 2024: Award notice. Notice 420ba3daac2b4c578e1afa56c56caa85. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/420ba3daac2b4c578e1afa56c56caa85/view
- January 8, 2026: Justification. Notice 33d869129ee54471883151ad9caf9291. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/33d869129ee54471883151ad9caf9291/view

## Points of contact

- Lauren P. Roller, lauren.roller@nist.gov, 3019753062

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