IHS Global Insight

The Defense Logistics Agency intends to procure subscription-based cost analysis software services, with a sources sought due by May 14, 2026, and anticipated contract performance beginning September 28, 2026.

DLA seeks thirty subscriptions to a cost analyzer module for deployment across four primary multi-user locations—Weapons Support in Richmond, Virginia and Columbus, Ohio; Troop Support in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; DLA Energy in Fort Belvoir, Virginia; and DLA Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio—plus five additional single-user locations throughout the DLA enterprise. The service must provide access to over 750 commodity prices and wages by industry with global coverage including North America, Europe, and Asia, with quarterly updates containing ten years of historical and forecast data. Required capabilities include web-based customized cost analysis, composite cost-escalator indices, company-specific budgeting, contractor price proposal evaluation, national forecasts for the United States, market driver and input cost structure analysis, economic price adjustment clause validation, independent benchmarking against market-based input costs, and access to global economic indicators including GDP, inflation indices, labor market data, and exchange rates.

The contract period runs twelve months from September 28, 2026, through September 27, 2027, with four optional 12-month renewal periods. The sources sought specifically inquires about vendors' ability to provide the IHS Global Analyzer; vendors unable to provide this product may submit capability statements demonstrating how they can meet all salient characteristics in the attached draft Performance Work Statement. Capability statements are limited to 5 pages single-sided in Microsoft Word or PDF format, 12-point font maximum, 1-inch margins, and must include company name, GSA contract number, other government-wide contract numbers, socioeconomic status, CAGE code, UEI number, business size relative to NAICS code, mailing address, point of contact, and contract numbers demonstrating relevant experience. Submit to Thomas J. Walsh III and Cherlyn Carby by 12:00 PM EDT on May 14, 2026.