News and Updates for Our Current Business Partners
ITSSS-2 BPA Update: May 28, 2024
It is with great excitement that the Finance and Facilities Division, Procurement Section announces the award of the Information Technology Supplies and Support Services 2nd Generation Blanket Purchase Agreement, commonly referred to as ITSSS-2. ITSSS-2 is the follow-up vehicle to the highly successful ITSSS in which the FBI invested over $2B for IT services. ITSSS-2 will be the primary contract vehicle for the FBI to obtain critical IT service needs for the next eight years. In the spirit of continued collaboration with the Department of Justice (DOJ), ITSSS-2 will also be available for use by all DOJ components.
ITSSS-2 will provide the FBI with streamlined acquisition procedures and a vetted Vendor Pool to establish call orders more efficiently. There are a total of 95 awardees that bring their robust expertise to partner with the FBI in making advancements of technology services. The 95 awardees are made up of 31 Large Businesses and 64 Small Businesses. The estimated spend for ITSSS-2 is $8b. This is the largest IT contract vehicle ever established by the FBI. The Procurement Section team will be providing standardized ordering procedures and templates and establishing a resource portal to assist FBI customers with their requirements packages. An additional resource the team will establish is a forecasting tool to identify upcoming requirements on a timely basis and to allow ITSSS-2 vendors to appropriately plan their proposals. Over these next few weeks, the Procurement Team will be having informational sessions to share with all stakeholders.
We look forward to the continued collaboration with both our Division Partners and our Industry Partners.
SPECIAL NOTICE:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as a component of the Department of Justice (DOJ), has updated the procedures for the review, retention, and approval of commercially available information (CAI). By this definition, commercially available information is any information or data about an individual or group of individuals, including their device or location, that is made available or obtainable and sold, leased, or licensed to the general public, governmental, or non-governmental entities.
Effective immediately: No unauthorized free trials or free accounts will be permitted by the FBI for commercially available information. The creation and use of free accounts or the use of free trials of CAI without the written permission of FBI Director is prohibited.
For further inquiries on this matter, please contact IndustryOutreach@fbi.gov.
Invoice Payment Platform (IPP) Updates:
Beginning on August 28, 2023, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be required to log in to IPP. Multi-factor authentication strengthens account security by requiring two factors to confirm user identity. In the coming weeks, IPP will send an email (from info@IPP.Fiscal.Treasury.gov) to all vendor, or collector users, regarding changes to the IPP log in and user enrollment process. Please be sure to read that email and take advantage of any resources provided therein.
Thank you,
FBI IPP Team
Gift Giving Reminder
An FBI employee may accept a gift from an individual that is valued at $20 or less (retail market value). A single individual may give more than one gift, but the total value of those gifts may not exceed $50 in any given calendar year. A gift may include, but is not limited to, a gratuity, favor, discount, cash, gift certificate, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary value.
Employees cannot accept cash or checks under any circumstance. Also, if the gift is valued over $20, employees may not pay the difference between $20 and the fair market value; to accept the gift, employees must pay the full market value of the gift.