# Notice of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Contract - SILO

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w519tc26rsilo

- Solicitation number: W519TC-26-R-SILO
- Notice type: Presolicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was June 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W6QK ACC-RI (W519TC)
- NAICS: 513210 Software Publishers
- Product or service code: 7A21 Business Application off-the-shelf software delivered by perpetual license, which also encompasses enterprise level software enabling mission capability and business operational support.
- First posted: May 29, 2026
- Last posted: May 29, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7ee2b59f4087440686e7360bfa7d09c9/view

## Description

The US Army intends to award a sole-source, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Enterprise Contract to Authentic8. This action is pursued under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, as Authentic8 is the developer and sole proprietor of the SILO software, which is the established digital investigation standard, for the Department of War (DoW) and is critical for mission interoperability.

The requirement is to establish an Enterprise Contract which will be available for ordering by the US Army and the DoW for the full suite of Authentic8 SILO Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software licenses, professional services, add-on products, and support for U.S. Army and DoW digital investigation operations. This notice is for informational purposes and is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination not to compete this action is solely at the discretion of the Government.

## Publications

- May 29, 2026: Presolicitation, due June 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice 7ee2b59f4087440686e7360bfa7d09c9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7ee2b59f4087440686e7360bfa7d09c9/view

## Points of contact

- Jennifer A. Prior, jennifer.a.prior.civ@army.mil
- Leslie Dickson, leslie.m.dickson2.civ@army.mil, 5206931333

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