Industry Data and Credit Analytics (IDCA)

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Hospital Facilities, is seeking a contractor to provide annual access to a web-based portal delivering current and historical credit ratings, financial analyses, and sector intelligence for American acute-care hospital facilities, along with healthcare sector analysis, commentary, and benchmarking services. The solicitation (86615625Q00007) requires the vendor to support 30 HUD users with access to a commercially available subscription service featuring rating agency reports, early warning credit indicators such as probability of default and loss given default, and quarterly conference calls with live analysts. Evaluation will employ a best value trade-off methodology, with technical approach, management plan, and past performance deemed significantly more important than price. The solicitation has established small business participation goals of 28% overall, including subordinate goals for Small Disadvantaged Business (5%), Women-Owned Small Business (5%), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (5%), and HUBZone Small Business (3%). The original questions deadline was September 12, 2025, which was extended to September 23, 2025, with proposals due by October 1, 2025, at 12:00 PM ET; however, Amendment 0003, effective January 30, 2026, extended the proposal validity date to April 1, 2026.

This is a firm-fixed price procurement with no set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract is structured with one 12-month base period and four optional 12-month renewal periods, spanning from May 6, 2026, through May 5, 2031, with performance taking place in Washington, DC. The estimated contract value ranges from approximately $378,670 in the first option period to $404,260 in the fourth option period, with a total contract value across all periods of approximately $1,564,360. The vendor must provide Help Desk support Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM EST, with inquiry responses within 24 hours, and all services must comply with Section 508 accessibility requirements. The NAICS code assigned is 519290 (Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.