Business Establishment Time Series for the United States

The USDA/ARS/APD is conducting market research to identify responsible and capable businesses—particularly Small Business, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and SBA‑certified small business concerns—that can provide a national establishment‑level time‑series dataset covering all U.S. business establishments from 1990 through 2025.

This notice is issued strictly for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), or a promise to issue a solicitation.

This notice seeks to assess marketplace capabilities and determine the appropriate acquisition strategy, including potential small‑business set‑aside considerations.

Requirement Description
USDA requires access to a commercially available dataset or data service that provides:

• Complete establishment‑level microdata for all U.S. business establishments, 1990–2025
• Business name, address, geocodes (latitude/longitude), and DUNS‑derived identifiers
• Headquarters linkages and corporate “family tree”
• Industry classification (NAICS to 6‑digit)
• Employment and sales, including growth indicators
• Indicators such as foreign‑owned, minority‑owned, women‑owned, import/export, and government contracts flags
• Move/relocation history with origin/destination FIPS
• Availability in tab‑delimited ASCII and SQL Server formats
• Vendor‑provided technical assistance for the duration of the license
• Two‑year license period

Requested Information from Industry
Interested parties shall submit a capability statement (no more than three (3) pages) including:

1. Organization Name
2. SAM.gov UEI
3. Business Size Status for NAICS 519290
4. Point of Contact (name, email, phone)
5. Statement of Interest in potential solicitation
6. Statement of Capability showing the ability to meet each element of the data requirements
7. Description of dataset provenance, methodology, and coverage history
8. Confirmation of active SAM.gov registration

Do NOT submit pricing, proposals, or quotes.
Do NOT submit proprietary or classified information.

Submission Instructions
Responses must be submitted via email no later than:

DATE: September 8, 2026
TIME: 10:00 AM EDT

Submit Response To: Jessica Hadley at jessica.hadley@usda.gov
Email Subject Line Must Read: “1232SA26SS1170140 SSN Response – Business Establishment Time Series”

Disclaimers

• This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract.
• The Government will not pay for responses.
• Respondents will not be notified of review results.
• Any future solicitation will be posted only on SAM.gov.
• Information may be used to determine whether to issue a small‑business set‑aside, an unrestricted solicitation, or a sole‑source procurement—depending on market capability.

No telephonic inquiries will be accepted.