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Connecticut On-Line Law Enforcement Communications Teleprocessing (COLLECT) System
Contact and place of performance
John Cappello
Burlington, MA
USA
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD TO STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION FOR ACCESS TO THE CONNECTICUT ON-LINE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS TELEPROCESSING (COLLECT) SYSTEM. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Acquisition Management (OA...
View moreThere is only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement as the statewide emergency communication service required is only available from the and no other agency offers those services. Services that will be acquired using FAR Part 13 procedures and the anticipated award will be made under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting from a single source. Market Research conducted by OAQ and ERO determined there were no other providers capable of fulfillng the government's need. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection was the only source capable of providing access to the COLLECT system, which was established by the State of Connecticut to enable federal, state, and local agencies to conduct research of criminal records and perform background checks to enhance the ability of agencies to identify and locate criminal aliens in the State of Connecticut. OAQ and ERO have completed extensive research and used previous experience to try to identify other sources for the need.
This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotes. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to fulfill this requirement by responding to this Notice of Intent no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on June 18, 2026 by email to [email protected]; no telephone communications will be entertained. The subject line in the email shall state “Response to Notice of Intent – Access to COLLECT System.” All information submitted should support the offeror’s capability to provide the supplies and services required and shall be furnished at no cost to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the sole source award. The anticipated primary North American Classification System (NAICS) code is 518210 – Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), through the Office of Acquisition Management and on behalf of Enforcement & Removal Operations (ERO), intends to issue a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole-source basis to the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. This requirement provides the ICE/ERO Boston Field Office with access to the Connecticut On-Line Law Enforcement Communications Teleprocessing (COLLECT) System. The system enables federal, state, and local agencies to perform background checks and research criminal records to identify and locate criminal aliens, supporting mission-critical immigration enforcement operations within the State of Connecticut.
The procurement is classified under NAICS 518210 for Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services and PSC DH01 for IT AND TELECOM - PLATFORM SUPPORT SERVICES: DATABASE, MAINFRAME, MIDDLEWARE (LABOR). There is no set-aside designated for this action, categorized as NONE, because the state-established system is the only source capable of providing the required statewide law enforcement data. Market research determined that no other agency or provider offers the specific communications and records access necessary to fulfill this requirement.
This Special Notice, identified by solicitation number JA-26-0165, has a response deadline of June 18, 2026. While the primary place of performance is Burlington, Massachusetts, the information provided by the COLLECT system is utilized to support operations across the Connecticut region. All capability statements or information regarding this intent to award must be submitted to the point of contact, John Cappello, for consideration by the government in determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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