Special Notice

The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a sole-source Special Notice on June 26, 2026 announcing its intent to award a purchase order to Red Octagon Digital LLC for media monitoring and reporting services, with responses due by July 1, 2026. FHFA states that Red Octagon Digital LLC is the only known vendor capable of providing specialized television, podcast, and radio media monitoring with 24/7 on-demand support.

The base contract runs from July 24, 2026 through July 23, 2027, with one optional additional year on a firm-fixed-price basis. The contractor shall provide dedicated media and public relations subject matter expert staff available around the clock to oversee service delivery, coordinate reporting, manage keyword and monitoring updates, and deliver quality assurance. Services include comprehensive daily media monitoring with capability to provide media clips and on-demand reports to multiple FHFA personnel based on specified search parameters, as well as instantaneous summary reports that adapt as agency priorities evolve.

FHFA invites interested sources to submit detailed information demonstrating comparable capability and applicable estimated pricing to Steven.Novotny@fhfa.gov by July 1, 2026. The Government reserves sole discretion to determine vendor capability and whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on submitted responses. The applicable NAICS code is 519290 (Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services) with a size standard of 1,000 employees.