NASS Data Base Subscription

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is seeking to procure a comprehensive database subscription service providing current U.S. household and business information, including addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and demographic data for the purpose of maintaining and updating the NASS List Frame. The procuring agency has determined through market research that Data Axle's Household and Residential and Consumer Residential Cell Phone database is the only product meeting the agency's specific requirements. Key contract requirements include providing unlimited access to the full-file database in flat file format for internal agency use, delivering quarterly electronically updated files, and ensuring compliance with NASS Project Administration Manual standards throughout the contract period. The Statement of Work specifies that the contractor must adhere to project management best practices and utilize designated tools such as Microsoft Project Central Suite, JIRA, and SharePoint for project tracking and collaboration with the NASS Project Management Office. The Pre-Solicitation Notice was posted on March 5, 2026, with a due date of March 14, 2026, providing potential vendors a nine-day window to submit questions or responses.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and appears to anticipate a sole-source or limited-competition award to Data Axle, given the market research findings stating that their product is the only available solution meeting NASS's specific information and delivery requirements. The Statement of Work designates deliverables, travel requirements, period of performance, key personnel specifications, security requirements, and data rights as "not applicable," indicating that this contract focuses exclusively on ongoing database subscription services without additional project milestones or performance deliverables beyond the service provision itself. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the Pre-Solicitation Notice. The contract will require quarterly updates and continuous access to the database throughout the performance period, though the exact contract duration is not specified in the available documentation. The opportunity falls under the Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services NAICS category (518210) and the IT and Telecom Platform as a Service Database, Mainframe, Middleware PSC category (DH10).