Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Telecommunications Analysis Software Support
Immigration and Customs Enforcement · INVESTIGATIONS AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT DALLAS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 192127VHQ6XXX0001 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 14, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Consistent with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 5.101(c), FAR Class Deviation 25-17, Rev. 1, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ) intends to solicit from a single source under the authority of RFO 6.103-1, FAR Class Deviation 25-11, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 6 to Pen-Link, Limited for telecommunications analysis software support for the HSI Technical Operations Center (TOC) investigations. The intended period of performance for this effort is one (1) twelve (12)-month Base Peri… (show all)
od and four (4) twelve (12)-month Option Periods. The anticipated contract type will be a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract for the required services. The Government has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available based on the capabilities of the source and proprietary nature of the services. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Proposal (RFP). This is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this announcement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties may express their interest and demonstrate their capabilities in relation to the Statement of Need by submitting a one-page response no later than October 26, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET. The one-page response shall be Times New Roman and shall not exceed font size of 11.5. The Government reserves the right to evaluate all responses received and may determine an interested vendor not capable of performing the work required by the Statement of Need. Please be advised that this announcement may constitute the only notice that will be posted for this acquisition, based on the review of any responses to this notice. Marketing brochures and/or generic company literature will not be considered nor evaluated. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All one-page responses shall be submitted to iosdswt@ice.dhs.gov by the date specified in this notice. All email responses shall contain �Telecommunications Analysis Software Support� in the subject line.
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (INVESTIGATIONS AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT DALLAS), same NAICS 513210.
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $68K to $72K, median $70K; range $25K to $330K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnet Forensics, LLC | 3 | $161K | Aug 17, 2026 |
| VOLEXITY, INC. | 2 | $144K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| PASSWARE, INC. | 1 | $330K | Apr 2, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 10, 2026VOLEXITY, INC.$72KAward Notice - Volexity Volcano & Surge License
- Aug 17, 2026Magnet Forensics, LLC$68KGrayKey Preserve
- Aug 17, 2026Magnet Forensics, LLC$25KGrayKey Licenses
- Apr 2, 2026PASSWARE, INC.$330KAward Notice - Passware Software License
- Aug 19, 2025VOLEXITY, INC.$72KVolexity Licenses
- Jul 8, 2025Magnet Forensics, LLC$68KAward Notice- Magnet Forensics Training
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 1 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.