PM ECAT Support for Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Trade Transformation Office 06C23F0248
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AI-generated · Jan 22, 2026Increase the scope of the current Firm-Fixed Price Task Order by adding one more full-time employee to provide PM ECAT support; the additional FTE is needed immediately, and the existing order already includes one FTE.
The current FTE’s work was procured through a directed order to Pinnacle Federal Advisory, LLC under the 8(a) STARS III GWAC. 8(a) STARS III allows directed orders under the competitive threshold (currently $4.5 million) per FAR 19.805-1(a)(2), with the same per-order ceiling applying to directed orders for all industry partners.
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Trade Transformation Office (TTO) issues this Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity in accordance with FAR 16.505(a)(4)(iii). It is the intent of the TTO to increase the scope of the Firm-Fixed Price Task Order awarded to Pinnacle Federal Advisory, LLC by adding one additional full-time employee (FTE) to provide PM ECAT support. The additional FTE is needed immediately, and the current Task Order already provides one FTE. The services of the current FTE were acquired through a directed order to 8(a) contractor Pinnacle Federal Advisory, LLC using the 8(a) STARS III GWAC IDIQ 47QTCB22D0402. 8(a) STARS III allows for directed orders under the competitive threshold, currently $4.5 million, per FAR 19.805-1(a)(2), and has the same, per order, ceiling on directed orders for all industry partners.
From Justification posted on Jan 21, 2026Notice history
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