ASPR Professional Support Service
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
This document is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity (JEFO) for ASPR Professional Support Services for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR). It justifies a non-competitive, short-duration task order award to BryceTech to ensure continuity of mission-critical services while a competitive procurement is finalized.
Purpose & Context
The purpose of this JEFO is to prevent a critical gap in professional administrative and technical staffing support for ASPR's Center for Preparedness, Office of Continuity. Due to unforeseen delays in the competitive procurement process, an urgent, non-competitive bridge contract with BryceTech is necessary to maintain essential operations until a fully competitive task order can be awarded under the GSA OASIS+ MA-IDIQ. The current contract expires on March 29, 2025.
Scope of Work
The required services include:
- Professional administrative and technical staffing support for daily operations.
- Surge staffing support for disaster response, recovery, information management, data analytics, and logistics.
- Support for national preparedness and emergency response readiness.
- Support for Continuity of Operations (COOP), Continuity of Government (COG), and Continuity of the President (COP) programs.
Contract Details
- Type: Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) task order.
- Awardee: BryceTech (current vendor, small business).
- Basis: Non-competitive award under FAR 16.507-6(b)(1) due to urgency.
- Future Action: The government intends to award a competitive task order under GSA OASIS+ prior to the expiration of this sole-source bridge action.
Eligibility / Set-Aside
This is a justification for a sole-source award, not a competitive solicitation. The current vendor, BryceTech, is a small business. The exception to fair opportunity is based on urgency to avoid an unacceptable delay and gap in mission-critical services.
Key Dates
- Published Date: April 10, 2026.
- Urgency Deadline: Services must be maintained beyond March 29, 2025.
Additional Notes
Numerous unforeseen events, including federal actions, staff reductions, government shutdowns, and reorganizations, delayed the original competitive procurement. The services provided are considered mission-essential for national preparedness and public health emergency activities.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Roger Henriquez (roger.henriquez2@hhs.gov)