PollStar Online Subscription
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2043FY-26-Q-00052
- Agency
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Internal Revenue Service
Department of the Treasury
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- PSC
- DE10 IT and Telecom - End User as a Service: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity Tools
- Place of performance
- Ft Worth, Texas, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Internal Revenue Service seeks a commercial entertainment industry subscription database solution equivalent to Pollstar Ultimate to support compliance analysis of nonresident alien artists and athletes, with quotes due August 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and questions due July 30, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Place of performance is Fort Worth, Texas. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation under simplified acquisition procedures with no set-aside. The NAICS code is 519290, Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services; the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. The PSC code is DE10.
The procurement is firm-fixed-price. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose quotation is technically acceptable and offers the lowest evaluated price. The period of performance consists of a 12-month base period beginning September 21, 2026, through September 20, 2027, plus four optional 12-month renewal periods, totaling five years through September 20, 2031.
The solution must provide approximately five authorized Government users with comprehensive web-based access to entertainment industry data including historical and current touring performance data from 2015 forward, integrated box office reporting, searchable industry directories, advanced analytical capabilities, data export functionality compatible with Microsoft Office, and regularly updated industry news. Critical performance standards include 99 percent system availability, data currency matching commercial customer updates, commercially reasonable response times, and help desk support Monday through Friday during business hours with one-business-day response times.
Offerors proposing equivalent products must demonstrate satisfaction of all salient functional characteristics through technical documentation and product specifications, and may be required to provide product demonstrations. All offerors must be actively registered in SAM at the time of award and submit required certifications including tax matters, security prohibitions, and notice of consent to disclose taxpayer return information. The anticipated award date is August 24, 2026.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Central Withholding Agreement (CWA) Program requires access to a commercially available entertainment industry subscription database solution to support compliance analysis involving nonresident alien (NRA) artists and athletes performing in the United States.
The Government is seeking a commercial subscription database solution equal to Pollstar. The referenced brand name product is provided solely to describe the required level of quality, functionality, integration, and operational capability. Offers of equivalent commercial solutions will be considered if they satisfy the salient operational and functional characteristics identified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).
The combined synopsis/solicitation number is 2043FY-26-Q-00052 for the Pollstar Subscription Service. The solicitation incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01, effective March 13, 2026.
Offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov at the time of award. In accordance with FAR 4.1102 and FAR 52.204-7, the Government will verify the apparent successful Offeror's SAM registration prior to award. Failure to maintain an active SAM registration may render an Offeror ineligible for award.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 519290 – Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services, with a corresponding small business size standard of 1,000 employees.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 15 RFQ Subscription 7.25.2026.pdf |
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