Ibisworld, Inc.

Ibisworld, Inc., a for-profit market research and business intelligence firm based in Venice, California, sells subscription-based access to proprietary industry research databases, market intelligence platforms, and analytical tools to federal agencies as a prime contractor exclusively — 90 awards spanning 30 distinct customer agencies with no subcontract footprint. The vendor operates on a full-and-open basis with no SBA set-aside participation; all awards carry competitive or sole-source justifications without small business, 8(a), HUBZone, or other set-aside designations.

Ibisworld's capability portfolio centers on subscription delivery of over 1,000 industry reports, risk ratings, global research data, and supplier profiles through proprietary online platforms — Ibisworld Reports and ProcurementIQ — to support federal procurement planning, market analysis, and strategic decision-making. Representative prime work includes a $522,119 definitive contract (three-year term through September 2027) with the Department of Defense Acquisition Support Center for annual Ibisworld Report subscriptions; a $365,010 departmental-wide license with the Department of Homeland Security Strategic Programs Division; a $182,470 purchase order with the Internal Revenue Service for database subscription services (three-year term through February 2028); and a $250,000 purchase order with the Office of Administration for report database access (three-year term through September 2027). Recent awards include a $170,655 subscription contract with the Secretary of the Air Force for Procurement IQ and Ibisworld platforms (completed September 2026), a $179,613 purchase order with the Federal Railroad Administration for ProcurementIQ (three-year term through September 2028), and a $68,501 sole-source purchase order with the International Trade Commission for industry research databases and market intelligence (two-year term through December 2027).

Customer concentration reflects fragmented agency demand. The top five customers by award count account for 40% of awards and include the International Trade Commission (11 awards, $419 thousand combined potential value), the Air Force Academy (8 awards, $154 thousand), the Office of the Secretary of Defense (7 awards, $484 thousand), and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Justice Management Division (5 awards each, $77 thousand and $40 thousand respectively). By potential value, the ranking diverges: the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology anchors $1.2 million across 3 awards; the Army Acquisition Support Center represents $882 thousand across 2 awards; and the Secretary of the Air Force carries $874 thousand across 3 awards. These top five customers by potential value account for 47% of combined potential value, indicating that while Ibisworld serves 30 agencies, a small set of high-value commitments from civilian and defense customers drive the revenue base.

Ibisworld operates without parent contract vehicles, GWACs, BPAs, or IDIQs; all awards are direct purchase orders or definitive contracts issued by individual agencies. The vendor holds no positions on government-wide acquisition vehicles.

Activity has remained modest and inconsistent over recent years — 10 awards in 2022, 4 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 7 in 2025, and 1 award through mid-2026. Combined potential value across all 90 awards sits at $8.6 million, with $7.3 million obligated (85% of potential value). Eleven awards with combined potential value $1.5 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore represent recompete exposure for the vendor. The vendor has maintained federal contractor status since 2005 and has established itself as a sole-source provider for several agencies citing Ibisworld's unique database structure, methodology consistency, and data accuracy as justifying non-competitive awards under FAR 6.302-1 authority — a pattern suggesting low substitutability for the specific intelligence product but also fragmented, non-scalable customer acquisition across 30 agencies with no vehicle to consolidate task-order volume.