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Sole Source Subscription for Form 5500 Data and Analyst Services

This notice announces the Department of Labor's intent to award a sole source contract for Form 5500 subscription services and analyst support. - Agency: Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) - Office: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)/Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE) - Sole source vendor: Asset International, Inc. (Brightscope) - NAICS code: 561499 (All Other Business Support Services) - Service required: Subscription to Form 5500 data, integrated with SEC, FINRA, and state insurance data - Includes 24/7 database access, quarterly data feeds, and at least 50 hours of specialized analyst support per year - Contract structure: Firm-fixed-price - Period of performance: 12-month base period plus two 12-month option periods (total 3 years) - Estimated total contract value: $717,112.01 - Justification: Sole source due to unique data integration and reliance on existing systems - Commercial opportunity: Other vendors must demonstrate equivalent capabilities to be considered - No specific product part numbers provided; focus is on data access and analyst services

Description

NOTICE OF SOLE SOURCE INTENT

Reference No. ACQ-26-0322

The Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Assistant Secretary of Administration and Management (OASAM), intends to award a sole source order in accordance with the authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO)  Subpart 5.101 to:

Asset International, Inc.

702 King Farm Blvd, Ste. 400

Rockville, MD 20850

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561499 – All Other Business Support Services with a size standard of $21.5M.

Asset International Inc. (aka Brightscope), is a large business, providing subscription services for Form 5500 and services of a specialized analyst. This action will result in a firm-fixed-price purchase order. The period of performance will commence on September 19, 2026, through September 18, 2029. 

Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not delay services.

The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 

The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties who believe they can fulfill this requirement must submit a capability statement in writing to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer identified below by 8/7/2026 at 12:00PM EDT. The Government will evaluate responses received but reserves the right to proceed with sole source award to Asset International Inc. (aka Brightscope).

Please reference "Response to Sole Source Notice for Asset International, Inc." in the subject line of any e-mails. 

Any inquiries concerning this notice of sole source intent must be directed to Debbie Worrells at Worrells.Deborah@dol.gov, and Maria Britton at Britton.Maria.M@dol.gov. 

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