Notice of Intent to Sole Source to RYSTAD ENERGY, INC.

The Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source to RYSTAD ENERGY, INC. for data subscription license renewals and proprietary databases. This special notice, posted on February 4, 2026, represents the agency's intention to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract exclusively to Rystad Energy, Inc. The contract will support EIA's statutorily required energy market analysis mission through access to specialized data, analytical tools, and reporting capabilities. The NAICS classification for this opportunity is 518210, which falls under Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. This notice invites competing sources to submit evidence of comparable capability within the specified response period.

The primary objective of this sole source acquisition is to maintain EIA's access to Rystad's proprietary analytical tools, Cube browser, dashboard, data feeds, models, and reports—capabilities that EIA utilizes to produce specialized situational awareness reports, energy metrics, and accurate, timely reports for policymaking. All eligible sources must submit written responses supported by strong and convincing evidence demonstrating comparable capability to meet the stated requirements by the February 18, 2026 deadline, with responses directed to Hind.Kanine@hq.doe.gov. The anticipated contract period consists of one base year plus four optional one-year renewal periods. Notably, a request for documentation alone will not be considered an affirmative response, and only substantive proposals demonstrating equivalent capability will be evaluated. If no qualifying competing responses are received within fifteen calendar days of publication, the sole source award to Rystad Energy, Inc. will proceed.