| Location: | Virginia |
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| Posted: | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Due: | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Agency: | HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
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| Solicitation No: | CBP_ILS_LORTON |
| Publication URL: | To access bid details, please log in. |
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Request for Information (RFI) and Sources Sought
Office of Information & Technology (OIT)
Integrated Logistics Support Services – Lorton, Virginia
Purpose:
This public posting is for informational, planning, and market research purposes only and constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) and a Sources Sought Request (SSR) only for United States, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This announcement does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise that a solicitation or procurement will be issued. This is not a solicitation, Request for Proposal (RFP), or Invitation for Bids (IFB). No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests.
All information received resulting from this RFI will be used by CBP for acquisition planning and market research purposes only. However, your response may be releasable to the public under the Freedom of information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, and the DHS FOIA regulation, 6 C.F.R. Chapter 1 and Part 5. If you wish CBP to consider any portion of your response as "confidential commercial information", you should clearly mark the portion as "confidential commercial information". The procedures for identifying "confidential commercial information" are set forth in the DHS FOIA regulation cited above and are available on the DHS website: http://www.dhs.gov/xfoia/editorial0579.shtm. CBP, at its discretion, may request respondents to this RFI to meet with CBP program and contracting officials and to elaborate on information in their written response. Respondents to this RFI will not be notified of any results derived from a review of the information provided. All information contained in this RFI is preliminary and is subject to revision and is not binding on the Government.
The purpose of this public posting is to give contractors the opportunity to provide information regarding their capability to provide logistic support services.
Background:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the first line of defense at U.S. Ports of Entry (PoE) and along the U.S. Border to include land border crossings, international airports, seaports, rail crossings, mail handling express cargo consignments facilities, and Border Patrol Checkpoints for the detection, identification, and interdiction of illegal traffic trade, and other contraband items entering the United States. The overall strategy focuses on interrupting smuggling and apprehending willful violators of United States laws with the aid of complex technical tools. Toward that end, CBP maintains a substantial inventory of interdiction, inspection, detection, and surveillance technology to assist CBP Officers and U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Agents in the performance of their duties.
The Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Enterprise Infrastructure & Operations Directorate (EIOD) is responsible for architecture, design implementation, and management of the CBP Enterprise Network, enforcement, and communications technologies, the operation and relocation of the legacy data center to the cloud, strategic planning, technology evaluation and integration for the enterprise, monitoring and management of CBP infrastructure and systems through 24x7x365 operational support.
The Integrated Logistics Division (ILD) within EIOD is responsible for the oversight and maintenance of CBP’s Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII), Radiation Detection Equipment (RDE), Radiation Portal Monitor (RPM), and Border Security equipment. Our Mission is to sustain the inventory of interdiction, inspection, detection, and surveillance, technology at the highest operational readiness levels possible. In addition, ILD provides support services to the Office of Field Operations (OFO), USBP, and other DHS components related to the development of procedures, maintenance management & planning, product support management and the logistical services to support the operation of those technologies along with a Help Desk/Maintenance Dispatch Center, supply support services, asset management, inventory control, packaging, handling, storage and transportation (PHS&T), in-service engineering, reliability analysis, and product line improvement.
The CBP facility located in Lorton, Virginia is the principal location of the NII/RDE Repair Depot, Warehouse, and offices for the ILD Lorton on-site based Government staff. The Lorton-based contractor staff supports the hand-held NII, RDE, Material ID & Surface Analyzer instruments, and other DHS and CBP hand-held technologies. The Repair Depot includes the warehouse space, shipping & receiving area, repair part storerooms, and technical repair labs.
Draft Requirement Overview:
The Contractor shall be responsible for all elements of sustainment and logistics support, including radiation surveys; corrective maintenance; applicable preventive maintenance; communications; maintenance planning; supply support; tools, test equipment and calibration; parts and parts obsolescence; and subcontract agreements. Performance will occur at the Lorton, Virginia warehouse.
Information Request:
Please see the following attachments for additional information. They are as follows:
Instructions:
Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this notice if they have the capability and capacity to provide the identified services. Please do not submit capability statements at this time. Please utilize the following link for your submissions related to the RFI questions. The link is as follows: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/DH3zXQaHGd. Please submit “RFI Past Performance Reference Template ILS Lorton” to the following email address in order to be considered for market research purposes for the referenced requirement. The email is as follows: EIODACQUISITIONSILS@cbp.dhs.gov . The Subject Line shall state “Company Name – RFI Past Performance Reference Template ILS Lorton”. Please be advised this is a two-step process. In order to be considered, Past Performance References and response to the questions (per the link provided) must be completed.
The due date and time for responses is no later than 2PM ET, July 23, 2026.
Please utilize the RFI Questions Response link for ALL vendor responses. All responses must adhere to the page limitation for the RFI Past Performance Reference Template. NO EXCEPTIONS. Please note, cover pages do not count towards the page limit. The submission shall be logically assembled. Each response shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each response section shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name and date listed on the Notice in the header and/or footer. Please utilize the link provided for the "RFI Questions Response" for all questions related to this requirement. The Government reserves the right not to respond to questions.
Attachments:
Primary Point of Contact:
Mary W. Carson
Contracting Officer

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