Presolicitation Public Notice

Presolicitation Notice

The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) in Fort Detrick, MD intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW RFO 12.102(a)) with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), 5335 Gate PKWY, Jacksonville, Florida 32256, as the only responsible source that can provide a subscription to Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) for business reports and information on companies located around the world.  This is a Presolicitation notice in accordance with RFO 5.101.

The information provided by D&B is the only source that provides DHACA with financial background information critical to making informed decisions regarding award

recommendations and subsequent expenditure of Government funds via contract awards.

In addition to basic history and operations information for each company, the Data Cloud includes a unique combination of:

• Payment and bank experiences

• Financial statements and more than 70 financial ratios and data elements

• Public filings (includes suits, liens, judgments, and bankruptcies)

• Company and trade payment history

• Corporate linkage view of related entities

• Local database records from around the world

• Daily updates to ensure the most timely, accurate and complete information

DHACA’s Grants Division relies heavily on the utilization of the D&B reports when assessing a for-profit as being responsible and capable of receiving the award funds. This is our only documented resource to assist the Grants Division during negotiations and ensures that we are good stewards of taxpayer funds. The D&B reports are the only information the Grants Division can utilize when the for-profit has never done business with the Government. Likewise, the Contracting Division has a need to ensure the company to whom they are awarding a contract is a responsible and stable business capable of receiving and fulfilling the demands of a Federal Government Contract.

This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 561450 with a Small Business Size Standard of $41,000,000. This presolicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, any parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same service. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  

Based on the above information, the only technically acceptable subscription can be provided by Duns & Bradstreet.

Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Jeffrey Sprecher at jeffrey.b.sprecher.civ@health.mil. Statements are due no later than 12:00 P.M. EST on 1 May 2026. No phone calls will be accepted.