Optimization Services

Background
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ), is seeking to address the unique challenges of its network due to a significant increase in personnel and sites.

The goal is to ensure the network is secure, reliable, and optimized for current and future demands through the purchase of Optimization services.

Work Details
ICE requires Optimization services that are essential for maintaining and enhancing their proprietary network infrastructure.

The services will help implement best practices, reduce risks, improve operational efficiency, and scale effectively to meet growing organizational needs.

The specific brand-name product required is xxxxxx Optimization services, which will assist in fully utilizing the existing infrastructure and provide expert support for installation, configuration, and scaling.

Market research conducted from July 2, 2026, to July 9, 2026, indicated that no other companies could provide the necessary level of support for these specific services.

Period of Performance
One year from award date.

Place of Performance
Washington DC 20024 UNITED STATES

Bidder Requirements
Bidders must provide brand-name products or services that are essential to ICE's requirements.

Market research has shown that there are no competing services available that can meet ICE's needs for Optimization services related to their proprietary appliances.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent and/or closely related prior contract based on award NNG15SC91B-70CTD026FR0000089, awarded to Swish Data Corporation for $249,679 (09/25/26–09/24/27). The prior work included Cisco lifecycle services and wireless optimization services for ICE/OCIO, which aligns with the current requirement to purchase optimization services to improve network security, reliability, and performance. The overlap in ICE network optimization support suggests the new effort may be a continuation or follow-on of similar lifecycle/optimization activities.