SS-TTB-26-054.pdf

SS-TTB-26-054

Treasury Common Services Center (TCSC) on behalf of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

(TTB) has an Intent to Sole Source for the purchase of LexisNexis Accurint XML Batch Search Licenses.

LexisNexis powers our solutions with advanced technologies and more than 60,000 sources of legal, legislative, news, business, company, financial, medical, and public records content. To help our customers receive maximum value from our services, we provide custom training and consulting, expert account management, and 24/7 Customer Service and Technical Support.

NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this

Special Notice will NOT be accepted.

TCSC will consider written responses received no later than 10:00 AM EST August 24, 2026. Responses must be submitted electronically to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, Attn: JSwann/JMiller REF SS-

TTB-26-054. Vendor responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows the proposed product is capable of meeting all of the characteristics of the services needed and described above. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements and is received by the aforementioned deadline, TCSC shall make award on a sole source basis to RELX dba Lexis Nexis.

Qualified contractors must provide the following:

1. The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size and socioeconomic category (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service-

Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.). Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses.

2. Whether your product is available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market.

3. A narrative description of how your proposal meets all of the characteristics needed for the subscription.

4. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers your company currently provides these products/services for.

5. UEI Number.

The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files.

Microsoft Office compatible documents are acceptable.

No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time.

SS-TTB-26-054

This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for contract award.

All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this notice, should one be issued.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SF 1014 - JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION

TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

ACQUISITION TITLE: Accurint XML

Treasury Standard Form – 1014 (Rev 12/24)

Prescribed by Treasury: DTAP 1016.505

Tracking No.

1. Identification of the requiring activity and the contracting activity:

The requiring activity is the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), and the contracting activity is the Treasury Common Services Center (TCSC).

2.a Nature and/or description of the action being approved:

The purpose of this Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity is to obtain approval to award a sole-source, firm-fixed price contract for the purchase of LexisNexis Accurint XML

Batch File Search licenses. The need-by date is 08/18/2026 and the anticipated period of performance is one (1) 12-month base period plus four (4) 12-month option periods.

2.b Name of the vendor.

LexisNexis, a division of RELX, Inc. (UEI: LKAAJG8KK4U1)

Business Size: Other than Small Business

NAICS: 519290 / PSC: 7A21

2.c Requisition No.:

2.d Bridge contract: ☐ Yes ☒ No 2.e Brand name: ☐ Yes ☒ No

3.a A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs:

The proposed acquisition is to acquire LexisNexis Accurint XML Batch File Search licenses for TTB-Field Ops location at 1310 G Street NW Suite 300 East, Washington, DC 20220.

Accurint XML Batch File Search lets organizations automatically check or update huge lists of people, businesses, and/or assets simultaneously. Instead of typing names one by one into a search bar, a user uploads a large data file (or connects their system directly via API), and the system automatically matches the records against billions of public data points, returning the updated information in a structured, machine-readable XML format.

3.b Includes IT: ☒ Yes ☐ No NAICS 519290 / PSC 7A21

3.c IGCE/Estimated dollar value:

The IGCE for the requirement is , broken down as follows:

Base Period: $

Option Period 1: $

Option Period 2: $

Option Period 3: $

Option Period 4: $

4.a Identification of the exception to fair opportunity being used:

☐ FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(A) – The agency need for the supplies or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity would result in unacceptable delays.

☒ FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) – Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized.

☐ FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C) – The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.

☐ FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(D) – It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee.

TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

ACQUISITION TITLE: Accurint XML

Treasury Standard Form – 1014 (Rev 12/24)

Prescribed by Treasury: DTAP 1016.505

Tracking No.

☐ FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(E) – For orders exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, a statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase be made from a specified source.

☐ FAR 16.505(a)(4) – The requirement is for an item peculiar to one manufacturer. (i.e., Brand Name specifications)

4.b Supporting rationale:

The proposed products have the following salient functional, performance characteristics, and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs that no other solutions appears to have at this time, based on current market research efforts conducted by the Government that requires the use of the authority cited in 4(a).

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) currently uses LexisNexis Accurint XML Batch File Search licenses and must continue to use only LexisNexis Accurint XML Batch File Search licenses to ensure continuity of operations. LexisNexis Accurint XML Batch File Search service was developed and is only available through LexisNexis.

LexisNexis owns the propriety and patented hardware, software and algorithms that are used in these products and support the services specifically required for this acquisition; thereby the proposed source has the sole unique technical and other resources required for this acquisition.

There are no authorized resellers of this product.

Market research revealed several general-purpose competitors, however, their products do not offer the specific requirements of this procurement. Specifically, BatchData, PropStream, Experian Batch, Equifax ID, CrimeTracer, and Lynx Sentinal. While each offer minimally similar products, none meet the requirements for advanced direct Legal ecosystem integration, real-time phones matching, proprietary entity resolution, or the scale of the database repository, all allowing significantly enhanced searches supporting mission requirements.

5. A determination that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable:

The Contracting Officer determines that the anticipated price(s) will be fair and reasonable based on a comparison of the proposed prices with the Independent Government Cost Estimate

(IGCE) and a comparison with prices paid on historical Library of Congress (LOC) FEDLINK contracts for LexisNexis products. The Library of Congress (LOC) FEDLINK contract that these products are available through is a pre-competed IDIQ contract. The pricing has been pre-negotiated and determined fair and reasonable.

6.a Any other facts supporting this justification:

Previous awards were issued on Library of Congress (LOC) FEDLINK contract

03310319D0028, which is now contract #LCFDL19D0028.

TTB has previously awarded LexisNexis Accurint XML Batch File Search licenses as follows: 20341421F00026 (on LOC FEDLINK contract 03310319D0028)

6.b Attachments: ☐ Yes ☒ No

7. A statement of the actions, if any, the Requiring Activity and Contracting Activity may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the exception to fair opportunity before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies and services is made:

The Requiring Activity will continue will continue to monitor and review marketplace resources and reach out for market research information to ensure that continued availability and competitive pricing is achieved, as well as compare other technology that may become more appropriate in our changing infrastructure and environment.

TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

ACQUISITION TITLE: Accurint XML

Treasury Standard Form – 1014 (Rev 12/24)

Prescribed by Treasury: DTAP 1016.505

Tracking No.

8. Certifications and Approvals:

8.a Program Office Certification (Requiring Activity). I hereby certify that any supporting information and data provided (e.g., the Government’s minimum needs or requirements, or other rationale for the limited sources) and which form the basis for this justification for an exception to fair opportunity, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name: Date:

Signature:

8.b Contracting Officer Certification and Approval. I certify this justification for an exception to fair opportunity is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Therefore, unless additional approvals are required as prescribed below, as the authorized contracting officer for this acquisition, I hereby approve the processing of this requirement based on the authority specified in 4.a above.

9.b Advocate for Competition (Contracting Activity). I have reviewed this justification for an exception to fair opportunity and find it to be accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Therefore, unless additional approvals are required as prescribed below, as the ordering activity’s Advocate for competition, I hereby approve this justification based on the authority specified in 4.a above.