SAM #15PBJS26F00000003

Limited Sources Justification for Peer Review Support Services for Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is issuing a Limited Sources Justification for peer review support services. - Sole source procurement to BETAH Associates, Inc. under FSS contract GS-00F-218CA - Services cover planning, implementation, and post-review activities for FY25 and FY26 grant peer reviews - Includes notifying grant applicants, uploading documentation to JustGrants, conducting programmatic debriefs, and final peer review tasks - Critical knowledge transfer from incumbent contractor to agency personnel is required - Period of performance is May 2, 2026, to November 1, 2026 (approx. six months) - Estimated contract value is $83,006.58 - No tangible products or part numbers; focus is on specialized peer review support services - Justification highlights risk to mission and data integrity if transition is not managed by incumbent

Description

LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION (LSJ) FOR A FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE PROCUREMENT FAR/RFO PART 8 - ORDERS UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD (BJS - Peer Review Support Services)

The requirement for complete, accurate and timely peer review activities is a top priority for the Office of Justice Programs/ Bureau of Justice Statistics to fulfill its mission. It is in the best interest of the government that peer review services be continued while the task of transitioning integral knowledge, processes, and procedures from the contractor to agency personnel in support of efficiency and economy is organized and executed in a timely and successful manner.

BETAH Associates, Inc., as the incumbent, has intimate knowledge of work to be transitioned. Without BETAH Associates, Inc., under contract to transition this knowledge to the agency personnel, significant staff time will be lost, and the integrity of the peer review process will be compromised by the risk of losing data and/or documentation. OJP cannot afford to risk the integrity and quality of the peer review work. This temporary Order will limit the following risks to the Department of Justice: inaccurate information being delivered to grant applicants; incomplete or unfair peer reviews that result in making award based on in accurate information; inaccurate information being uploaded into JustGrants; documentation not filed in a timely fashion; not completing peer review activities for FY26; and unsuccessfully transferring knowledge to agency personnel that may affect performance.

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