Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition – Bloomberg Professional Anywhere Licenses

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a sole-source procurement of Bloomberg Professional Anywhere software licenses by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The Procurement Solutions Directorate proposes to award a direct, sole-source Firm-Fixed-Price task order to Bloomberg Finance L.P. (CAGE Code 51M77) on behalf of the Entity Vetting Directorate (EV) and Counterintelligence Directorate (CI), using FY26 O&M funds. The procurement establishes a five-year contracting vehicle consisting of a base period of performance running from September 29, 2026, through June 30, 2027, followed by four sequential one-year option periods extending through June 30, 2031. The estimated total contract value under the validated Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) is redacted but incorporates all base and option periods alongside optional surge licensing structures.

The directorate requires Bloomberg Professional Anywhere software licenses to provide DCSA analysts with real-time, global commercial intelligence for evaluating risk within the defense industrial base, including Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) diligence investigations. The platform must integrate financial structures, global news, litigation materials, and corporate leadership datasets into a single unclassified user interface while aggregating detailed ownership and interlocking relationship data down to a five percent foreign ownership threshold, mapping complete corporate supply chains, and projecting financial sustainability. Critically, the platform must guarantee absolute user query anonymity, ensuring no search activity is tracked, retained, or made accessible to third parties. The sole-source award is justified under FAR 6.103-1(c)(2)(ii) because Bloomberg Finance L.P. is the sole manufacturer, developer, and exclusive distributor of the Bloomberg Professional Anywhere platform. A formal Sources Sought Announcement (HS002126QE042) issued May 22, 2026, resulted in twenty-one vendor submissions by June 3, 2026; rigorous capability assessments determined all respondents technically unacceptable due to critical data omissions, geographic limitations, architectural failures, or inability to meet the mandatory vetting and foreign ownership threshold requirements. DCSA has depended on this specialized software since 2016, with the current contract (HS002121C0009) awarded September 23, 2021, demonstrating consistent technical accuracy and uninterrupted availability. Extensive market research and internet searches confirmed no alternative commercial vendors or authorized third-party resellers are available in the commercial marketplace.