Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 1333-HK-0010
- Agency
-
US Census Bureau
Department of Commerce
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 13ADEP26C0003 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Safegraph LLC
- NAICS code
- 541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- Place of performance
- Suitland, Maryland 20746, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Census Bureau's Associate Directorate for Economic Programs issued a sole-source justification on January 30, 2026, for the procurement of Places and Spend Commercial Data from SafeGraph, LLC under contract 13ADEP26C0003, valued at $442,900.00 for the period January 2, 2026 through December 31, 2026. The data identifies all business locations nationwide, tracks business openings and closures in near-real-time, and provides credit-card-based spending information essential to the Census Bureau's Principal Economic Indicators and economic products, including the Advanced Monthly Retail Sales Reports, Monthly State Retail Sales Reports, Annual Integrated Economic Surveys, and the Economic Census. The sole-source procurement was justified under the unusual and compelling urgency exception due to disruptions caused by the October 1, 2025 government shutdown, which prevented the Census Bureau from maintaining accurate business frames necessary for timely economic measurement. Market research determined that SafeGraph, LLC was the only identified source capable of meeting the requirement, as the lack of immediate access to this data would result in approximately six months of production lag and material degradation of survey sample accuracy. The Contracting Officer, Kristina D. Hartman, determined the contract value to be fair and reasonable through comparison to similar services, independent government cost estimates, and historical contract pricing.
Notice text
Places and Spend Commercial Data.
Awarded contract 13ADEP26C0003 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-01-02.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sole Source Justification.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Data / Commercial Datasets | Pre-Solicitation | |
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification |
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