Ongoing Splunk Professional Services
Overview
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Place of Performance
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Original Source
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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
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order on a sole-source basis to August Schell Enterprises for Ongoing Splunk Professional Services. This effort aims to strengthen NIH's cybersecurity posture through enhanced visibility, detection, response, and audit readiness using the Splunk platform. Capability statements from small businesses are due by March 19, 2026.
Scope of Work
The services will leverage the Splunk platform to:
- Improve near real-time visibility into security events across on-premises and cloud environments.
- Automate detection and reporting of compliance gaps, configuration drift, and security vulnerabilities.
- Identify insider threats and anomalous user behavior.
- Enhance detection of malware and suspicious network activity.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive Splunk-based Security Profile and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Compliance Dashboard aligned with NIST SP 800-207 and mapped to NIST SP 800-53 controls.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order (Sole Source)
- Contractor: August Schell Enterprises (UEI: PPMBFPRXNAJ9)
- Product Service Code: H270 (Equipment And Materials Testing: Automatic Data Processing Equipment)
- Response Due: March 19, 2026, 10:00 a.m. EST
- Published: March 13, 2026
- Anticipated Award: Approximately 10 days after the notice date.
Evaluation
This is a sole-source award under FAR Part 6.302-1, justified by the unique qualifications of an identified Security Engineer from August Schell Enterprises. This engineer has three years of direct involvement with the agency's Splunk platform, possessing deep institutional knowledge critical for effective and efficient task completion. Onboarding a new engineer would cause significant delays, increased risk, and additional training costs.
Additional Notes
This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any small businesses (e.g., 8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, VOSB, WOSB) may submit a written capability statement demonstrating their ability to perform the requirement. The Government's decision to compete this award based on responses is solely at its discretion. Responses should be emailed to Lynda.Cole@nih.gov.