# Special Research Facility (SRF) Access Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w9132t24qsrf - Solicitation number: W9132T24QSRF - Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation) - Status: Awarded to University of Illinois for $169,875.86 - Department: Department of the Army - Agency: Department of the Army - Contracting office: W2R2 Const Engrg Lab (W9132T) - NAICS: 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing - Product or service code: 7J20 Hardware and perpetual software licenses for IT Security products providing Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) for real-time operational security such as vulnerability scanning, cyber security, managing firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM). Also covers IT Disaster Recovery tools to enable backup and recovery; dedicated failover facilities, generators, UPS systems. - Place of performance: Illinois - County: Champaign County (FIPS 17019). https://abierto.us/counties/champaign-county-il-17019 - City: Urbana. https://abierto.us/cities/urbana-il-1777005 - First posted: July 29, 2024 - Last posted: September 24, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/579c8487ddb541c18ded2a0bb8c67a7f/view ## Description The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering Research and Development Center-Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) requires access privileges for their employees, who hold the required security clearances and have legitimate need to know, to a Special Research Facility (SRF) and Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF). These facilities shall have all required certifications, staffing, communications, and security equipment required to enable conducting government research and other related activities with a classification of TOP SECRET/SCI. This equipment includes secure phone lines and video-conferencing functions. The resultant contract will be for funded for one year of access and also include two option years. ERDC-CERL intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to the University of Illinois in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). CERL is located in Champaign, IL. The SRF and SCIF facilities at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus are the only such facilities found to be available within 120 miles (an approximate two-hour drive) of CERL at which space can be rented that maintain compliance with the requirements of DOD Manual 5200.22-M (NISPOM), Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs) for the protection of SCI information, other SCI CSA requirements, and SRF Standard Practices and Procedures. No comparable facilities are available for CERL’s use within either the private or public sector. Because of these reasons the University of Illinois is the sole source for this procurement. This is not a request for proposal and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. This is not a small business set aside. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government’s acquisition strategy. Please provide responses to this notice, no later than the date and time listed at the top of this posting, to: CERL-CT-QUOTES@usace.army.mil Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: University of Illinois (UEI Y8CWNJRCNN91) - Contract: W9132T24P0023, purchase order - Obligated: $111,568.80 - Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received - Link: award number W9132T24P0023 equals the contract number; same awarding office W9132T (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W9132T24P0023_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - July 29, 2024: Presolicitation, due August 12, 2024 at 12:59 PM EDT. Notice b4261f0adc23481d8da095a15af6e78c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b4261f0adc23481d8da095a15af6e78c/view - September 24, 2024: Award notice. Notice 579c8487ddb541c18ded2a0bb8c67a7f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/579c8487ddb541c18ded2a0bb8c67a7f/view --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/w9132t24qsrf.