EIU brand name justification combined synopsis-solicitation
Export-Import Bank of the United States · EXPORT IMPORT BANK OF THE US
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
83310127Q0008
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
519290
Product service code
7A21
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-10-07
Response deadline
Nov 6, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Washington, DC
Contracting contact
patricia.ludlow@exim.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 519290 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
***SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS*** COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION # 83310127Q0008 NAICS Code 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services PSC 7A21 IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE) Solicitation Attachments: -Single-Limited Source-or-Brand Name Justification Form -Statement of Work (SOW) -SF1449 Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items or service prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12 using the publicizing requirements of FAR Part 5.This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations IAW instructions to potential offerors to be considered for award within the attached Single-Limited Source-or-Brand Name Justification Form. A separate written solicitation will not be issued. Synopsis/Solicitation 83310127Q0008 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The provisions and clauses incorporated in this solicitation are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as of the date of issuance and are included in the attached SF 1449. For commercial acquisitions using simplified procedures under FAR Part 12, Buy American applies unless the value exceeds the applicable Trade Agreements threshold, in which case Trade Agreements apply – except where an exception applies. The Export Import Bank of the US (EXIM) intends to procure product THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT database [Economic indicators database - Economist Intelligence Unit]. See the attached Single-Limited Source-or-Brand Name Justification Form and Statement of Work (SOW). All costs associated with this requirement must be included in the quoted price. This includes shipping and freight as well as any tariff or duty charges. No additional costs may be added afterwards. The Government will utilize 13.5 - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and the order will be issued on a firm fixed-price basis. All responsible offerors shall submit a quotation in response to this solicitation. By submission of a quotation, the offeror represents compliance with the applicable representations and certifications, which are incorporated by reference and completed in the System for Award Management (SAM), as applicable. Submission of a quotation shall constitute the offeror’s unconditional agreement to the terms and conditions of this solicitation. Offerors are encouraged to submit published pricing, historical pricing data, or other information to support the Government’s price analysis and determination of fair and reasonable pricing. Award basis will be made on offeror being responsive, responsible, and having past performance, with the lowest price. In order to be eligible for award, firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on registration in SAM via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. QUESTIONS TO BE SUBMITTED TO patricia.ludlow@EXIM.gov NO LATER THAN October 23, 2026 (Friday) / 2:00pm Eastern Time (ET) RFQ CLOSING DUE DATE AND TIME: November 6, 2026, (Friday), 2:00pm Eastern Time (ET) SUBMIT OFFER TO: patricia.ludlow@exim.gov with Synopsis-Solicitation Number 83310127Q0008 in the subject line.
Contact
Point of contact
Patricia Ludlow
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
patricia.ludlow@exim.gov
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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