Licenses Plate Reader Data Access for the Bureau of ATF

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This solicitation, issued by the ATF - Acquisitions Management Division, is for a state-of-the-art License Plate Recognition (LPR) system. The system will enable efficient, accurate, and secure querying of law enforcement and commercial databases to support ATF's intelligence and investigative activities, including identifying potential suspects, supporting complex investigations, and aiding in efforts to disrupt criminal activity and terrorism. The OID (Operational Intelligence Division) of ATF requires access to national license plate reader data and analytics software.

• Provision of a License Plate Recognition (LPR) system.

• Support for law enforcement operations, including identifying potential suspects and aiding investigations.

• Access to national license plate reader data and LPR analytics software.

• Deliverables are detailed in Attachment 1 - Statement of Work.

• Contract Type: Firm-fixed price.

• Period of Performance: March 1, 2026 - February 28, 2027, with four (4) 12-month option periods.

• NAICS Code: 541990

• Size Standard: $19,500,000

• Offer Due Date: February 18, 2026, 15:00 ET.

• Proposals must be submitted in accordance with Attachment 2 - Proposal Instructions and Evaluation Criteria.

• Evaluation factors are detailed in Section M.

• Technical and pricing volumes are required, along with compliance with relevant FAR, DOJ, and ATF provisions and clauses.

• This acquisition is UNRESTRICTED.

• The solicitation includes FAR clauses and ATF-specific clauses.

• Key attachments include: Statement of Work, Proposal Instructions and Evaluation Criteria, and Past and Present Performance Survey.

Form / Attachment / Pricing Sheet

This document is a "Past and Present Performance Survey" form intended for official use only. It is designed to collect feedback on a contractor's performance for a specific project or contract. This information is crucial for evaluating a contractor's past performance, which is often a key factor in future contract awards.

The survey is divided into several sections:

• General Information: Collects details about the contractor, project title, contract number, dollar amount, types of work performed, and contract period.
• Respondent Information: Gathers contact details for the person completing the survey.
• Email Completed Survey Form To: Specifies the email address (amanda.boshears@atf.gov) for submitting the completed form.
• Performance Information: Requires respondents to rate the contractor's performance using a scale of "Unacceptable (U)" or "Acceptable (A)" across various categories, including:
  • Quality of Service
  • Timeliness of Performance
  • Business Relations
  • Management of Key Personnel
  • Compliance with Environmental, Safety, Health, and Security Requirements
  • Contractual Considerations
• Overall Assessment: Asks for an overall rating of past performance and whether the respondent would hire the contractor again.

Bidders responding to an opportunity that requires past performance information will need to ensure their past performance is documented and that their references are aware of this survey. The survey provides a structured way for government agencies to gather feedback on a contractor's ability to meet contractual requirements, manage personnel, maintain business relations, and comply with regulations. The results of this survey can significantly impact a bidder's chances of winning a new contract.

Statement of Work (SOW) / Performance Work Statement (PWS)

To procure a state-of-the-art License Plate Recognition (LPR) system that enables efficient, accurate, and secure querying of law enforcement and commercial databases to support ATF's daily operational needs for intelligence and investigative activities.

• Facilitate real-time data monitoring of vehicular traffic.

• Provide geospatially enabled watchlists for matching LPR data against vehicles of interest and receiving hit notifications.

• Enable users to enter an address to view all vehicle visits to that location.

• Support defining multiple points of interest on a map with corresponding geofences or areas of interest and times/dates to identify "common plates".

• Identify "known associates" by querying a known plate to identify other vehicles commonly seen near a suspect vehicle.

• Allow searching for vehicles by Year, Make, Model, and optionally color.

• Support batch queries of vehicles against stored data.

• Enable export of LPR data in formats compatible with ESRI and i2 Analysts Notebook (e.g., .csv, .xlsx, .xls, JSON, .shp).

• Provide accessibility via API or similar mechanisms for federated search applications.

• Activity/Usage Reports: Comprehensive auditing of individual user reports, including last login, entries, queries, and system interactions (Daily).

• Support: Helpdesk technical support via e-mail and/or phone (24/7).

• Period of Performance: March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027, with four (4) 12-month option periods.

• Place of Performance: Not explicitly stated, but implies use within ATF operations.

• Training and consultation for the online system (web, in-person, conference calls, user guides).

• User Management & Administration: Ability to add/remove users and reset passwords.

• Access & Security: Secured URL for protected user accounts with unlimited logins and queries.

• Section 508 Compliance: Must meet applicable accessibility standards.

• Contract Type: Anticipated firm-fixed-price.

• Other Direct Costs (ODCs) and travel are not anticipated.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document provides instructions and evaluation criteria for a Request for Proposal (RFP). It outlines the process for submitting proposals and how they will be evaluated. The government intends to procure Secondary Market Enterprise access with API for the Office of Intelligence Operations' Operational Intelligence Division.

• Proposals must adhere to specific formatting and content requirements for Volume I (Technical) and Volume II (Price).

• Volume I includes sections for Introduction, Executive-Level Summary, Corporate Qualifications, Exceptions/Alternatives, Technical Approach, and Past/Present Performance.

• Volume II requires pricing information, including adherence to Section B of the SF-1449.

• Past/Present Performance should include up to three recent and relevant government contracts, with specific details required for each.

• The contract awarded will be a Firm-Fixed Price contract.

• The period of performance and estimated value are not explicitly stated in this document.

• Proposals must be submitted electronically, signed and dated, by the specified deadline to Amanda Boshears at amanda.boshears@atf.gov.

• Electronic submissions should be in uncompressed files via email, with Volume I in Adobe Acrobat PDF and Volume II in Microsoft Excel.

• The evaluation will be based on Technical Acceptability, Past/Present Performance, and Price.

• The award will be made to the responsible, responsive firm that is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

• Offerors are cautioned that the government may award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussions.

• Key deadlines: Questions must be received no later than Thursday, 2/11/26 at noon.

• No specific set-aside information is mentioned in this document.

• FAR provisions are incorporated by reference; full text is available at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

• Offerors must identify any exceptions to terms and conditions.

• Any conflict of interest must be identified and a mitigation plan provided.