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The Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) on behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) hereby issues this notice of intent to award a sole source procurement. DHS OPO intends to solicit and award an extension of systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) support services as a sole source Task Order modification to Noblis, Inc, 2002 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191. This is a notice of intent to solicit and award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.103-1 “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements”. The relevant NAICS code is 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, with a size standard of $24.5 million. The PSC code is R408, Support-Professional: Program Management/Support. Summary of the requirement Background In support of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the S&T Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilience Research (CISRR) Program conducts critical infrastructure security and resilience research, and development, test, and evaluation in the following areas: special event risk assessments rating planning tools; electromagnetic pulse and geo-magnetic disturbance resilience capabilities; positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities; public safety and violence prevention to evaluate soft target security, including countering improvised explosive device events and protection of U.S. critical infrastructure; and research supporting security testing capabilities relating to telecommunications equipment, industrial control systems, and open source software. S&T created the Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Research (CISRR) Program to oversee activities performed under the Infrastructure Act and report to Congress on the progress of CISRR R&D activities. There are many benefits derived from the CISRR program and the Infrastructure Bill provides funding to: Perform currently unfunded customer requirements, collaborate across various S&T offices and departments to get benefits for multiple DHS Components, conduct important R&D to produce transitional products such as software, prototypes, and knowledge products. The CISRR program is comprised of (8) topic areas that align to the Infrastructure Bill: (1) Topic 1: Special Event Risk Assessments Rating (SEAR)​ (2) Topic 2: Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Geo-Magnetic Disturbance Resilience​ (GMD) (3) Topic 3: Positioning, Navigation, and Timing​ (PNT) (4) Topic 4A: Public Safety and Violence Prevention (PSVP) (5) Topic 4B: Soft Target Security​ (6) Topic 5A: Telecommunications (7) Topic 5B: Industrial Control Systems (8) Topic 5C: Open-Source Software CISRR is comprised of a Program Leadership Team who is responsible for the overall execution and ultimate outcome of the CISRR Program. Office of Mission and Capabilities Support (MCS) Project Managers (PM) lead each of the eight topic areas. Techno…

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