Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Form 5500 Subscription Services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
Department of Labor
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561499 All Other Business Support Services
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20210, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, intends to sole source a Form 5500 subscription services order to Asset International, Inc. (aka Brightscope) under Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Subpart 5.101, with responses due by August 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. The firm-fixed-price purchase order will run from September 19, 2026 through September 18, 2029 and covers 24/7 online access to an integrated database of Form 5500 retirement plan data linked to SEC, FINRA, IARD, state insurance, and Form ADV records, plus at least 50 hours annually of specialized analyst support. The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) requires this capability for independent querying of employer-sponsored benefit plans, financial adviser information, service providers, assets, and geographic locations. Asset International is large business (NAICS 561499, size standard $21.5 million). Prior market research—including SAM.gov RFI Notice OAA-26-00161 (extended from March 24 to March 30, 2026) and GSA searches—returned only one response that did not meet mandatory requirements; the contracting officer determined that competing services would impose system relearning and reprogramming costs exceeding competition savings. Interested parties must submit written capability statements demonstrating clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous, cost-effective, and timely. The Government reserves the right to proceed with sole source award and will not reimburse response costs.
Notice text
NOTICE OF SOLE SOURCE INTENT
Reference No. ACQ-26-0322
The Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Assistant Secretary of Administration and Management (OASAM), intends to award a sole source order in accordance with the authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 5.101 to:
Asset International, Inc.
702 King Farm Blvd, Ste. 400
Rockville, MD 20850
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561499 – All Other Business Support Services with a size standard of $21.5M.
Asset International Inc. (aka Brightscope), is a large business, providing subscription services for Form 5500 and services of a specialized analyst. This action will result in a firm-fixed-price purchase order. The period of performance will commence on September 19, 2026, through September 18, 2029.
Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not delay services.
The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties who believe they can fulfill this requirement must submit a capability statement in writing to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer identified below by 8/7/2026 at 12:00PM EDT. The Government will evaluate responses received but reserves the right to proceed with sole source award to Asset International Inc. (aka Brightscope).
Please reference "Response to Sole Source Notice for Asset International, Inc." in the subject line of any e-mails.
Any inquiries concerning this notice of sole source intent must be directed to Debbie Worrells at Worrells.Deborah@dol.gov, and Maria Britton at Britton.Maria.M@dol.gov.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Justification and Approval Redacted.pdf |
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