Special NoticePosted Sep 23, 2026·Responses due Sep 24, 2026

Bloomberg Terminal Licenses

Justice (all) · FBI-JEH

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
519290
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
PR-26-002626
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
7A21
Place
Quantico, VA, USA
Contact
Adelle Bolton (albolton@fbi.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation PR-26-002626 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 23, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 27, 2026 to Feb 8, 2027, middle of the range Nov 10, 2026.
Measured from 11 past early notices at Federal Bureau of Investigation that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 23, 2026).

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 TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. This announcement constitutes the only notice that will be published. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with Bloomberg Industry Group (or Bloomberg Finance L.P., as applicable) to provide three (3) Bloomberg Terminal licenses, with the option to add additional licenses as needed, including proprietary financial software, real-time market data, analytics, and associated customer support services. This will be a one year contract with two … (show all)

(2) potential option years. The Bloomberg Terminal is a proprietary platform owned and operated exclusively by Bloomberg. It provides unique, real-time financial data, analytics, breaking news, electronic trading platforms, and regulatory data that are critical to the mission of the FBI. Market research indicates that no other source or provider offers an equivalent system that matches the comprehensive data feeds, analytical depth, and universal industry standard provided by Bloomberg terminals. Procuring any alternative product would result in substantial duplication of cost and unacceptable delays to the agency's operations. Justification is available upon request. Company Information: Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. 731 Lexington AVE New York, New York 10022 This acquisition will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302?1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any responsible source that believes it can meet the requirements may submit a capability statement to Contracting Officer Adelle Bolton at albolton@fbi.gov. Responses must be received no later than 5:00 PM ET on September 24, 2026, and must clearly show the firm�s ability to provide an equivalent subscription. Justification is available upon request. No phone inquiries will be accepted. Responses must include clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, along with the company�s Unique Entity ID (UEID) and business size classification. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement will be made for any costs incurred in providing capability information. Vendors must be registered in SAM.gov (effective July 29, 2012) to be eligible for federal contracts. The FBI�s financial system interfaces directly with SAM; therefore, vendors must ensure their SAM registration is current and accurate, including Tax Identification Number (TIN), Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) details, UEID, addresses, and contact information. EFT banking information in SAM will be used by the FBI to process payments.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Justice (all)), same NAICS 519290.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RELX INC. · $RELX1$8.0MApr 23, 2026
WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION1$4.1MFeb 26, 2026
SAMPLES PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE CONSULTING, LLC1$1.5MJan 16, 2026

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

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Justice, Dept of (DOJ) since 2024 (1 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Justice, Dept of (DOJ) job
  • $25K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on the Judiciary, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  • 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
  • 125 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
  • 0 insider buys and 0 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.