Platform Subscription
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12639526Q0150
- Agency
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Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Riverdale, Maryland 20737, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
USDA APHIS intends to award a sole source purchase order to Whooster Inc for a real-time investigative data platform subscription using FAR Part 12 procedures, with a capability-statement deadline of May 27, 2026. The acquisition is set aside for total small business.
This is a sole source procurement under FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B). APHIS will procure 11 licenses to the Whooster platform for its Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance program, enabling identification of agricultural-import violators and pathway analysis to protect U.S. agriculture and natural resources from prohibited or restricted goods. The subscription period runs May 3, 2026, through May 2, 2031 (base year plus four option years).
Whooster is the sole proprietary provider of the unified platform capability required. The platform delivers real-time investigative and identity-resolution tools across people, phones, vehicles, properties, criminal records, businesses, and social media intelligence (98+ sites), with batch search capability for hundreds or thousands of simultaneous queries. Market research confirmed no other vendor offers these datasets in a unified national-scale platform with batch functionality. The solution includes real-time arrest feeds, 1,700-source criminal intelligence, international phone and identity data across 150+ countries, and mapped neighborhood canvas functionality.
Data access and use must comply with applicable law in federally approved secure locations through password-protected networks and VPNs. The contractor must maintain Section 508 accessibility standards, provide a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) Accessibility Conformance Report prior to acceptance, and support IPv6 with IPv4 interoperability. Invoices are submitted in arrears through the Invoice Processing Platform at firm fixed prices.
Although sole source, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement by May 27, 2026, to Latisha Hollman at Latisha.A.Hollman@usda.gov. The government reserves discretion to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received.
Notice text
This Presolicitation Notice is issued in accordance with FAR 5.101(c) and serves as a Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a request for competitive quotes.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) intends to award a sole source purchase order with Whooster Inc (UEI: V7HKESYDMJQ5) using FAR Part 12 procedures. The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain a real-time, comprehensive investigative data solution enabling APHIS to obtain critical aggregated and correlated intelligence across people, phones, vehicles, properties, criminal records, businesses, and social media databases. Whooster also supports batch searches allowing hundreds or thousands of queries simultaneously. This subscription is essential to maintain mission critical investigative capabilities for identifying violators, supporting pathway analysis, and protecting U.S. agriculture and natural resources. Whooster is the sole proprietary provider. The Statement of Work, sole source justification, and solicitation are attached.
This notice is not a competitive solicitation. However, all responsible sources may submit a quotation or capability statement, which will be considered by the government. Any party that believes it can meet this requirement should provide a capability statement for the Government’s review.
A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be used only to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted. The government will not be responsible for any costs incurred responding to this notice. A party may identify their interest and submit a capability statement by May 27, 2026. Responses, including questions regarding this presolicitation notice, must be sent via email to Latisha Hollman at Latisha.A.Hollman@usda.gov.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 1 Sole Source ds.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 Statement Of Work.docx | DOCX document | |
| Solicitation.docx | DOCX document |
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