Special NoticePosted Aug 27, 2026·Responses due Sep 11, 2026

Bloomberg Professional Services Licenses

Department of Defense (all) · DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY (DCSA)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
519290
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
HS0021QE042_Sole_Source_Notice
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
DA10
Place
VA, USA
Contact
Frederick Lindner (frederick.h.lindner3.civ@mail.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation HS0021QE042_Sole_Source_Notice in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 27, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Too few past cases at this agency to estimate timing (4 found; 10 needed).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), on behalf of Entity Vetting (EV) Directorate, intends to award a sole source contract to Bloomberg Finance L.P., to meet the analytical capability to acquire the complex and coordinated detailed levels of information that is provided as it pertains to National Industrial Security Program (NISP) requirements. The services as described herein are only able to be met by Bloomberg Finance L.P. Bloomberg Finance L.P. is the selected contractor for the contract, as they possess the necessary capabilities to conduct research of open source i… (show all)

nformation to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities of companies entering the National Industrial Security Program (NISP). The information collected during research allows the agency to properly assess the risk to the technology and sensitive information provided to these companies. Be advised that the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firm believing that they can fulfill the requirement of providing these services may be considered by the Agency. Interested parties shall identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis within 15 calendar days of publication and must clearly demonstrate their ability to successfully fulfill all the above requirements. The Government reserves the right not to respond to any expressions of interest received. Only written comments, questions, or concerns regarding this notice will be accepted. Please submit them via e-mail to Sarah Croyle at sarah.s.croyle.civ@mail.mil and Mark Lindner at frederick.h.lindner3.civ@mail.mil within the timeframe specified in this special notice. The Government will not reimburse any submissions. All costs associated with submitting a response will be the sole responsibility of the submitting party. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice will be made at the sole discretion of the Government. The Government will review all submitted information solely to determine whether to pursue a competitive procurement process. This synopsis is provided for informational purposes only. If the Government decides to award the proposed sole source contract, the justification and approval documentation will be posted on this website. All information received in response to this notice that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Submissions will not be returned.

Who won similar work

13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Department of Defense (all)), same NAICS 519290.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION2$12.2MOct 1, 2026
Allium US Holding LLC2$10.1MSep 29, 2026
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER, INC.2$56KAug 21, 2026
BLOOMBERG FINANCE LP1$1.8MJun 6, 2025
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM (NLETS), INC1$926KJul 1, 2025
CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (US) LLC · $CLVT1$516KJun 30, 2025
CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP1$464KJun 12, 2026
UNISON VIRTUAL ACQUISITION OFFICE LLC1$100KSep 24, 2026
RANE NETWORK INC.1$72KApr 15, 2025
FISCALNOTE, INC1$20KNov 28, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 1 insider buys and 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.