Military Balance+ Database - Intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FY25MaxwellAFB
- Agency
-
Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Montgomery, Alabama 36112, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command's 42nd Contracting Squadron at Maxwell AFB, Alabama has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract for a Military Balance+ database subscription. The intended recipient is the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), which will provide comprehensive defense analysis information to support Air University's research needs. This procurement falls under NAICS code 519290 for Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services and covers a subscription period from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2030. The database will serve approximately 5,000 full-time equivalent students, faculty, and staff at Air University. The contract will be structured as a Firm-Fixed Price procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
The purpose of this sole source procurement is to provide Air University Library with access to a specialized database containing global military data from over 170 countries, including military forces, defense budgets, equipment inventories, deployments, and 15-year defense forecasts. Potential contractors have until August 4, 2025 at 12:00 pm CST to submit company capabilities and contact information if they believe they can provide equivalent services. Contractors must be registered in both the System for Award Management (SAM) and Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) to be eligible for consideration. The database must provide comprehensive online access with capabilities for custom queries, cross-country comparisons, and data export functionality to Excel. If no responsive offers are received by the deadline, the Air Force will proceed with awarding the contract directly to IISS under FAR 6.302-1 sole source authority. The initial contract period runs through September 2026 with four potential option years extending through September 2030.
Notice text
The 42nd Contracting Squadron at Maxwell AFB, AL hereby gives NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE to International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) to provide a subscription to the Military Balance+ databases in order to fill the research needs of Air University's students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the attached Statement of Requirement (SOR).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Military Balance Plus - Statement of Requirement (SOR).pdf | ||
| Intent to award sole source.pdf |
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