Notice of Award and Posting of Sole Source Justification – Task Order 75N92023F00002 Modification

Background
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management, is issuing a notice regarding the award of a modification to Task Order 75N92023F00002 with Triple Point Security, Inc. This modification is intended to extend the task order for continued IT Modernization and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Program Management Office (PMO) support. The action was executed on a sole-source basis as a logical follow-on to the competitively awarded task order.

Work Details
The modification extends Task Order 75N92023F00002 for twelve months, from September 20, 2026, through September 19, 2027, and increases the task order value by $1,542,774.16. The tasks to be completed under this extension include:

- Maintaining Federal ZTA policy alignment and maturity tracking;
- Transitioning residual PMO functions and institutional knowledge to NIH staff or the Phase 2 implementation team;
- Preserving continuity in program management;
- Re-engineering the Phase 1 methodology for centralized governance;
- Establishing and operating the IT Centralization Portfolio Management PMO framework;
- Maintaining program controls; and
- Completing an orderly knowledge transfer to the Phase 2 contractor(s).

This extension does not cover the full three-year Phase 2 ZTA implementation effort but is limited to necessary support functions.

Period of Performance
September 20, 2026 – September 19, 2027

Place of Performance
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bidder Requirements
This contract modification is awarded on a sole-source basis to Triple Point Security, Inc., which has previously developed essential institutional knowledge and artifacts related to NIH's ZTA initiative. No additional bidder requirements are specified as this is not a competitive solicitation.