Workplace solutions department (WSD) to acquire access to pension, portfolio, and investment management resources for internal stakeholders.
Active Definitive Contract Awarded
- Contract number
- 16PBGC26C0015
- Awardee
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Crain Communications, Inc. UEI Z2KVA9BGKZ99
- Awarding agency
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
- Obligated
- $14,490
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- RFQ for Pensions & Investment Subscription Solicitation · 16PBGC26Q0021 · Posted Jul 17, 2026
- Contract value 18% obligated
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- $14,490.00 Current, with exercised options
- $81,388.08 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 2% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC 20024, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation awarded an $81,388.08 definitive contract to Crain Communications, Inc. for enterprise-wide subscription access to Pensions & Investments Daily and the P&I Research Center on September 16, 2026, under a total small business set-aside with sole-source justification.
Market research confirmed that Crain Communications is the only responsible source providing the combination of proprietary pension fund management data, pension merger and risk transfer information, and specialized analytical tools required by PBGC's Workplace Solutions Department. The contract is firm fixed price under simplified acquisition procedures. Place of performance is Washington, DC.
The base period runs September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2027, with four one-year options through September 29, 2031 and a six-month extension option through March 29, 2032, yielding an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2031. The solicitation, posted July 17, 2026 with quotations due July 27, 2026, specified Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation with pass/fail technical criteria and price reasonableness established through comparison with prior contract pricing and current commercial rates. NAICS code 513120 (Periodical Publishers) applies with a 1,000-employee size standard.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 16PBGC26C0015?
16PBGC26C0015 was awarded to Crain Communications, Inc. by Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on September 16, 2026.
How much is contract 16PBGC26C0015 worth?
The government has obligated $14,490 on 16PBGC26C0015. Its potential value, with all options, is $81,388.
Was contract 16PBGC26C0015 competed?
The extent of competition for 16PBGC26C0015 was competed under sap. The government received 1 offer. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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