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Business Establishment Time Series for the United States

USDA ARS AFM APD · Beltsville, Maryland, 20705

Response status

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Sep 8, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC

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Posted
Sep 2, 2026
Archive date
Sep 23, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • USDA ARS AFM APD published this sources sought.
  • Competition is listed as No Set aside used.
  • The place of performance is Beltsville, Maryland.
  • The notice uses NAICS 519290 (Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
462d11cd6a114198b18b18c38bac1775
Solicitation
1232SA26SS1170140
Base type
Sources Sought
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Sources Sought
Solicitation number
1232SA26SS1170140
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Set-aside code
Posted
Sep 2, 2026
Responses due
Sep 8, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 23, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Sources Sought
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Category confidence
Category source
Last seen
Sep 5, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
Subagency
Agricultural Research Service
Subagency code
Office
USDA ARS AFM APD
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
BELTSVILLE, MD, 20705, USA
Place of performance
Beltsville, Maryland, 20705
City code
State
Maryland
State code
MD
Postal code
20705
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

The USDA/ARS/APD is conducting market research to identify responsible and capable businesses�particularly Small Business, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and SBA?certified small business concerns�that can provide a national establishment?level time?series dataset covering all U.S. business establishments from 1990 through 2025. This notice is issued strictly for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), or a promise to issue a solicitation. This notice seeks to assess marketplace capabilities and determine the appropriate acquisition strategy, including potential small?business set?aside considerations. Requirement Description USDA requires access to a commercially available dataset or data service that provides: Complete establishment?level microdata for all U.S. business establishments, 1990�2025 Business name, address, geocodes (latitude/longitude), and DUNS?derived identifiers Headquarters linkages and corporate �family tree� Industry classification (NAICS to 6?digit) Employment and sales, including growth indicators Indicators such as foreign?owned, minority?owned, women?owned, import/export, and government contracts flags Move/relocation history with origin/destination FIPS Availability in tab?delimited ASCII and SQL Server formats Vendor?provided technical assistance for the duration of the license Two?year license period Requested Information from Industry Interested parties shall submit a capability statement (no more than three (3) pages) including: Organization Name SAM.gov UEI Business Size Status for NAICS 519290 Point of Contact (name, email, phone) Statement of Interest in potential solicitation Statement of Capability showing the ability to meet each element of the data requirements Description of dataset provenance, methodology, and coverage history Confirmation of active SAM.gov registration Do NOT submit pricing, proposals, or quotes. Do NOT submit proprietary or classified information. Submission Instructions Responses must be submitted via email no later than: DATE: September 8, 2026 TIME: 10:00 AM EDT Submit Response To: Jessica Hadley at jessica.hadley@usda.gov Email Subject Line Must Read: �1232SA26SS1170140 SSN Response � Business Establishment Time Series� Disclaimers This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. The Government will not pay for responses. Respondents will not be notified of review results. Any future solicitation will be posted only on SAM.gov. Information may be used to determine whether to issue a small?business set?aside, an unrestricted solicitation, or a sole?source procurement�depending on market capability. No telephonic inquiries will be accepted.

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Comparable awards

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Record provenance

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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