NOI to Sole Source Bloomberg Terminal Subscriptions

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE – THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD CONTRACT TO BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL L. P FOR BLOOMBERG TERMINAL SUBSCRIPTION @ BLOOMBERG ANYWHERE.

The Department of Defense (DOD), Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, (WHS/AD) on behalf of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) intends to award a follow-on sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Bloomberg Finance L.P. (731 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022), to provide Bloomberg Terminal® Subscription Bloomberg Anywhere. To meet its mission, DIU requires the renewal of Bloomberg Terminal® Subscription Bloomberg Anywhere licenses so they can continue to monitor and analyze real-time financial market data. The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) accelerates commercial innovation for national defense. DIU takes mission-critical problems from the Department of Defense (DoD) and then finds potential solutions from the private sector, focusing strongly on U.S. innovation ecosystems (i.e., Silicon Valley, Boston/Cambridge, and Austin, Texas).
 
The Bloomberg terminal subscription Bloomberg Anywhere is only available through Bloomberg Financial L.P. The Bloomberg Terminal® is the world’s leading interactive financial information network, seamlessly integrating the very best in real-time data, news, research, and analytics. In addition, Bloomberg Terminal provides:
•    On-demand multi-media content.
•    Extensive electronic trading capabilities.

As such, this vendor has unique and proprietary all-inclusive data and analytics resources that provides insight into approximately five (5) million global corporate entities that are not available elsewhere.  
 
The anticipated award will be made under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.5 “Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services.” The NAICS code utilized for this procurement is 519290 – “Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services,” a Small Business Size Standard of 1000 employees. The anticipated Period of Performance (POP) will be a 12-month base period and four (4) option year periods.
 
This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Therefore, requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this notice via email to whs.mc-alex.ad.mbx.ks@mail.mil, with a file size less than 5MB, Subject Line: Response to NOI EA012120251510, no later than 10:00 A.M. EST, March 06, 2025.  All information submitted should support the vendors capability to provide the services required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement.
 

Contracting Office Address:
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 09F09
Alexandria, VA 22350

Primary Point of Contact:                                 Secondary Point of Contact:
Julie Truong   (Contractor)                                                  Ronica Shelton
Contract Specialist                                           Contracting Officer
Julie.n.truong.ctr.mail.mil                                  ronica.l.shelton.civ@mail.mil