PitchBook - Online Subscription

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to negotiate a sole source award to PitchBook Data, Inc. for an online subscription to a comprehensive financial database. The procurement is specifically for unlimited access to detailed financial information about select private firms, which will support the CPSC's Economic Analysis staff in ongoing litigation matters concerning consumer product safety. The agency is authorized to enter into contracts for equipment and software required to investigate and improve consumer product safety under statutory provisions. This Special Notice will be processed as a simplified acquisition in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12 and Subpart 13 procedures. The opportunity is categorized under the Software Publishers NAICS code and falls within the IT and Telecom business application software service classification.

The primary objective of this procurement is to provide the CPSC with critical financial analytics to support its consumer product safety investigations and legal proceedings. Interested parties have seven business days from the notice's issuance to submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement, though this is not a competitive solicitation. All written quotations or responses must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist drushbrook@cpsc.gov by 2:00 pm Eastern Time on April 23, 2025, with no phone calls accepted. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the proposed procurement based on received responses. While this is a sole source award to PitchBook Data, Inc., the notice provides a narrow window for other potential vendors to demonstrate comparable capabilities. The procurement will be executed under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1) and 41 U.S.C. 253(c)1, emphasizing the agency's structured approach to this specialized data acquisition.