Summary
Based on the success of the current BOA vehicles, DHS S&T, OUP intends to issue a BOA to University of Houston for Center for Borders, Trade, and Immigration Research (BTI). Mission: Conducts research and education to enhance the nation’s ability to secure our borders and facilitate legitimate trade, travel, and immigration. The new five-year BOA will accommodate additional DHS requirements for COE research, analysis, and technical services. The BOA will be issued for a five-year period, ending in 2031. OUP estimates the value of the task orders issued under this BOA to range from $0.25 - $9 million, and $1-$3 million annually depending on the task orders awarded. We based this estimate on the following: 1. The historical funding of projects as assistance supplements. 2. As the COEs mature and build up their capabilities/tools, the DHS S&T’s customers will
seek to use those capabilities and tools more. 3. Use of a procurement action in lieu of obtaining assistance authority will allow more DHS S&T customers to utilize the capacity developed at the COEs. See attached file.