Subscription Licenses

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic, operating under the Department of the Navy, has issued a Special Notice regarding the procurement of annual software subscription licenses. This Notice of Intent announces the agency's plan to award a sole source contract for Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) online analytical services. The procurement is justified under FAR 6.302-1(a), which permits sole source awards when the government determines that only one responsible source exists capable of satisfying agency requirements. The contract is anticipated to be a firm fixed price award to Bloomberg Finance L.P., located in New York, New York. The Special Notice was posted on March 31, 2026, and represents an opportunity for interested parties to challenge the sole source determination.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to provide interested contractors an opportunity to submit statements of capabilities demonstrating that competition would be advantageous to the government. Interested parties must submit written responses by April 15, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT to Alicia.n.mitchell2.civ@navy.mil, including clear and convincing evidence to support their competitive claims. There are no eligibility restrictions that would prevent qualified contractors from responding, though Bloomberg Finance L.P. currently qualifies as a large business under NAICS Code 519290 (Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services), which has a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. If no competitive responses are received by the deadline, the government intends to proceed with a firm fixed price sole source award to Bloomberg Finance L.P., with an anticipated award date of April 30, 2026. The government will not reimburse costs associated with response preparation, and no technical questions regarding the solicitation will be addressed.