Comprehensive Legislative Tracking & Congressional News Analysis - Intent to Sole Source
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The United States Air Force intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order to CQ Roll Call, Inc. for Comprehensive Legislative Tracking & Congressional News Analysis. This is a follow-on requirement for the Department of the Air Force Library Program, providing non-partisan analysis for informed decision-making. The government is issuing an Intent to Sole Source, but responsible sources may submit capability statements. Responses are due by June 19, 2026.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for a subscription service providing comprehensive legislative tracking and analysis. Key features include:
- Tracking federal and state legislation, cases, and stakeholders.
- Providing policy insights, breaking news, and in-depth analysis.
- Access to historical data (e.g., congressional information, bill text, committee reports, transcripts) dating back to the 1980s.
- Coverage of energy, environment, transportation, and defense news.
- Analysis of federal budgets and defense bills.
- Indexed and searchable video footage of House and Senate floors.
- Issue management and collaboration tools, customizable dashboards.
- Dedicated consultant support for policy curation and analysis.
- Must be a commercial off-the-shelf product with app access, training, and support.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Intent to Award Sole Source (Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order)
- Duration: 12-month base period (June 24, 2026 – June 23, 2027) with four 12-month option years, extending to June 23, 2031.
- Set-Aside: None (Sole Source Intent)
- NAICS: 519290 (Information Services, 1,000 employee size standard)
- PSC: 7630 (Newspapers And Periodicals)
- Response Due: June 19, 2026, 12:00 PM CST
- Published: June 15, 2026
Submission Requirements
This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, responsible sources may submit a capability statement for consideration. Submissions should include:
- Points of contact, addresses, email, phone.
- Business size (large U.S., small U.S., foreign) based on NAICS 519290.
- Socioeconomic status (e.g., WOSB, EDWOSB, 8(a), SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone).
- Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number.
- If proposing an alternate product, address how it meets specified characteristics.
- Submissions must be UNCLASSIFIED and limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.
Additional Notes
Information received will help the Government determine if a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set-aside is feasible. The Government will not pay for information submitted. If a competitive procurement proceeds, a separate synopsis will be issued.