Notice of Intent to Sole Source Sockpuppet Tender in USA - 148150009

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Sockpuppet

Deadline: 04 Sep 2026

Posting Date: 29 Aug 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 148150009

Document Ref. No.: NOI2692

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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The Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Global Acquisitions (GA) intends to award a sole source purchase order to DH Technologies, Inc. located at 161 Fort Evans Rd. NE, Suite 255, Leesburg, VA 20176. In accordance with FAR 13.101(b), contracting officers may solicit a procurement with a total value under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold from a single source based on a determination and findings that only one source is reasonably available, such as in the case of a brand name requirement.
The proposed acquisition is to support the Department of State-s Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), Office of Open Source Intelligence (DS/TIA/OSN) to acquire the SockPuppet-brand managed, non-attributable online research environment, delivered as a service, to support authorized open-source intelligence, online investigations, and related research. OSN has identified SockPuppet as the only product known to the Office that provides all of the required capabilities as a single, integrated, managed service under one contract. Other products provide partial subsets of these capabilities, but none provides the full combination required, no other product can be modified to meet the requirement, and no combination of available products can be assembled into an equivalent capability at acceptable cost, risk, and timeline. Therefore, this is a brand name requirement for SockPuppet specifically.
DH Technologies has been identified as the only authorized reseller that has completed SockPuppet-s formal reseller training program and is properly equipped to sell and support the full SockPuppet service suite.
A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation will not be considered an affirmative response to this Notice. Telephone responses or inquires to this Notice will not be accepted.
GA will consider written responses received electronically no later than Friday, September 4, 2026 at 3:00pm ET to Elizabeth Surette ([email protected]). Responses must include ev...
Notice ID: noi2692

Department/Ind. Agency: state, department of

Original Set Aside: total small business set-aside (far 19.5)

Sub-tier: state, department of

Office: acquisitions - aqm momentum

Product Service Code: da10 - it and telecom - business application/application development software as a service

NAICS Code: 541519 - Other Computer Related Services

Inactive Dates: sep 19, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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