7A--NOTICE OF INTENT � Unison Virtual Acquisition VAO
Energy · HEADQUARTERS PROCUREMENT SERVICES
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 89303025NMA000095 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 14, 2025 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Sep 26, 2025Award NoticeUNISON VIRTUAL ACQUISITION OFFICE LLC · $138KOpen
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
NOTICE OF INTENT � Unison Virtual Acquisition Office LLC This is a NOTICE OF INTENT to award a sole source contract using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1 other than full and open competition. The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Headquarters Procurement Service, Corporate Services Division (MA.64.1) intends to award a sole source contract to Unison Virtual Acquisition Office (VAO), LLC for Virtual Acquisition Office online subscription services to support the DOE acquisition workforce. The Unison VAO subscription helps acquisition professionals and leaders stay in the kn… (show all)
ow with up-to-date acquisition news, research, tools, and insight. Unison�s experienced team analyzes federal acquisition to bring the latest information, on a daily basis, to strengthen workforce knowledge, productivity, and compliance over time. The subscription will include �The Daily� and �From the Hill� proprietary publications, acquisition knowledge tools, network and learning opportunities, and 24/7 website access. MA intends to continue the existing VAO subscription services by procuring licenses for members of the acquisition workforce at the DOE Headquarters (HQ) and other DOE Field Sites. The contract will be for one (1) 12-month base period and no option periods. In accordance with Competition in Contracting Act, 41 USC 3304, as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, other than full and open competition is authorized when there is only one responsible source and no other supplies and services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award a sole source task order to Unison Virtual Acquisition Office, LLC, 21251 Ridgetop Circle, Dulles, VA 20166. This is a notice of intent and not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation is available for this requirement. Interested parties may submit a capability statement and pricing information, which shall be considered by the requesting agency, within ten (10) calendar days of publication of this notice. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Submission of any information in response to this notice is purely voluntary. The Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Responses must be in writing and delivered by e-mail to the contract specialist, Ellen Baptist, at ellen.baptist@hq.doe.gov. The e-mail shall contain the following subject line: Response to Notice of Intent 89303025NMA000095. Please submit all information no later than 5:00 P.M. EDT, August 24, 2025. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competition requirement. Contracting Office Address: U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue Washington, DC 20585 United States Principle Place of Performance: U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue Washington, DC 20585 United States Primary Point of Contact: Steve Sylvester Contracting Officer U.S. Department of Energy *NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (HEADQUARTERS PROCUREMENT SERVICES), same product/service code (PSC) 7A21.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $62K to $604K, median $85K; range $60K to $672K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&P GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE LLC | 1 | $672K | Apr 29, 2025 |
| REFINITIV US LLC | 1 | $604K | Apr 2, 2026 |
| BLOOMBERG FINANCE LP | 1 | $85K | Apr 8, 2026 |
| ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $62K | Jan 20, 2026 |
| GRID STATUS INC | 1 | $60K | Dec 5, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Apr 8, 2026BLOOMBERG FINANCE LP$85K7A--PO 89303026PEI000123 New OrderNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 2, 2026REFINITIV US LLC$604K7A--New 5-Year contract with LSEGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 20, 2026ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$62K7A--System license of Comprehensive Financial InvestigNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 5, 2025GRID STATUS INC$60K7A--Subscription (10 licenses) to electricity market dNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 29, 2025S&P GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE LLC$672K7A--S&P Global Market Intelligence LLCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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 Energy, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Energy, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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
- 75 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.