Sources Sought Notice: IEEE subscription for USMA Library
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Army, for work in West Point, New York. Due Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5), 5 days left.
| Solicitation number | W911SD27QA011 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W6QM Micc-West Point |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Software Publishers (513210) |
| Product or service code | 7A20 |
| Place of performance | West Point, New York |
| Posted | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5) (5 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: New York Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. The U.S. Government desires to procure a IEEE Electronic Library (IEL) Standard Online Database Subscription for The United States Military Academy at West Point, NY on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside.
Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice.
The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued.
If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is 513210 – Software Publishers size standard is $47.0 million dollars.
In response to this Sources Sought Notice, please provide:
- Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.
- Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. Identify if you’re a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contractor.
- Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.
- Information to help determine if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.
- Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.
- Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. If you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition, include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the SAM.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.
- Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.
- Please send all responses by November 4, 2026 at 12 PM EST to Leslie Duron, at [email protected], and be sure to include the Sources Sought Notice ID (W911SD27QA011) in your email subject line.
Contracting contact
- Leslie Duron · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 513210, a business counts as small if it has no more than $47.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard, with exceptions in the notes). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for software publishers work, who also hold Army contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Palantir Technologies Inc. $671.5 million in this trade
- Palantir USG Inc $223.5 million in this trade
- Carahsoft Technology Corp $197.3 million in this trade
- Computable Insights LLC $148.2 million in this trade
- Copper River Data Solutions, LLC $51.7 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Army awarded $84.6 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company and The Boeing Company. See what Army is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Software Publishers contracts right now
There are 57 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 513210), 26 posted in the last 7 days; 44% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Navy and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Most of the work with a stated place is in District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland. A notice in this trade gives a median of 10 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 6 days.
All open software publishers contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- The MathWorks, Inc. $168,640 · Department of the Navy · Oct 30, 2026
- Medialab Solutions LLC $225,645 · Defense Health Agency (DHA) · Oct 27, 2026
- Graham Advisory Network Inc $52,533 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 22, 2026
- Computrition, Inc. $1.1 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 6, 2026
- Radformation, Inc $276,539 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 1, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.