Congressional and Legislative Information and Tracking Service Licenses for SBA, OIG 4700

Intent to Sole Source for Bloomberg Industry Group s Congressional and Legislative Information and Tracking Service licenses This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, in conjunction with FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 47QACA25R0057. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of Title 10, U.S.C. Section 2304(c) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." A determination by the Government not to compete this effort is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any information received. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract to Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. 1801, South Bell Street, Arlington, Virginia 22202-450, to provide a (1) twelve month a base period and four (4) one-year option periods for five (5) Congressional and Legislative Information and Tracking Service licenses to enable the OIG to monitor legislation and other congressional actions affecting the SBA, the OIG, and the Inspector General community as a whole, in order to effectively carry out its mission under the Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended. The Bloomberg license is required to integrate legislative, regulatory, and deep federal contracting data with extensive corporate financial intelligence. The Bloomberg license will enable the SBA OIG to monitor legislation and congressional actions affecting the SBA, the OIG, and the Inspector General community. Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. is the only manufacturer that provides a product that meets the specific technical requirements, data manipulations, and report formats required by SBA, OIG. No other software solution can meet the Government's need without unacceptable delays in fulfilling the requirement and/or substantial developmental costs. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services and the business size standard is $21,000,000.00. The posting date of this requirement is 03 July 2025. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is a written notice to inform the public of the Government's intent to award on a sole source basis the required supplies. Please contact Karen Dukes, Contracting Officer, with responses or questions regarding this requirement at karen.dukes@gsa.gov. No telephonic inquiries will be honored. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. This notice will close on 15 July 2025 at 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST).