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contract. West’s schedule GS-02F-026DA includes Order-Level Materials (OLM). The Government will identify and administer the OLM in accordance with applicable FSS ordering procedures. 6.2 Efforts to Identify Other Schedule Sources
The RFQ posted on GSA eBuy was for the smaller portion of the overall requirement, directed to 19 vendors under MAS categories 511120 and ANCILLARY. It allowed quotation of the specified CLEAR components and required vendors to identify any content not priced on their Schedule contracts. Only one responsive quotation was received, from West Publishing Corporation; no resellers or other Schedule contractors responded. Subsequent research in GSA eLibrary and GSA Advantage confirmed that no other Schedule source offered CLEAR. This portion of the requirement was later determined to be inseparable from a broader investigative-platform need and was combined into a single acquisition.

6.3 Pricing

The Contracting Officer will address pricing for the authorized OLM in accordance with applicable FSS ordering procedures. Supporting price analysis will be retained in the contract file.

6.4 Proprietary Source Support

GBO, World-Check, and Adverse Media with Sanctions are proprietary Thomson Reuters datasets. West Publishing Corporation is the Thomson Reuters contracting entity furnishing the integrated CLEAR solution and is the direct provider, not a reseller. No other firm was identified as holding the right to license those datasets within the CLEAR environment.

7. Market Research

The FCC conducted market research in early 2026 and refreshed it later in the year. Its analysis found that no single investigative platform met all required capabilities. The FCC then briefly posted an RFQ. West Publishing later submitted a detailed quotation separating core and enhanced configurations and noting which content was on its schedule contract. The FCC subsequently confirmed schedule availability and reviewed current product information for comparable public-records and risk-intelligence platforms. Prior solicitation. RFQ1800646 was issued before RFO-2026-8 took effect, as brand name only under thenapplicable FAR 8.405-6(b)(1); equal, comparable, or substitute products were excluded and would not have been evaluated. It therefore tested Schedule and reseller availability and price for CLEAR, not whether a non-CLEAR product could satisfy a functional requirement, and is not relied upon for that purpose. The solicitation closed without award. The FCC subsequently determined that the expiring