Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Bloomberg Professional Terminal and Bloomberg Anywhere
Export-Import Bank of the US
AI summaryThe Export-Import Bank of the US (EXIM) plans to buy a one-year subscription to two Bloomberg Professional Terminals and two Bloomberg Anywhere online accounts, and has named the Bloomberg brand. The justification says no substitute was found, though it also explains how a firm may offer an "equal" product. Quotes are due by email on November 26, 2026, 1:00 PM Eastern, at a firm-fixed-price (one set price, whatever the work costs). More in the summary
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The Export-Import Bank of the US (EXIM) plans to buy a one-year subscription to two Bloomberg Professional Terminals and two Bloomberg Anywhere online accounts, and has named the Bloomberg brand. The justification says no substitute was found, though it also explains how a firm may offer an "equal" product. Quotes are due by email on November 26, 2026, 1:00 PM Eastern, at a firm-fixed-price (one set price, whatever the work costs).
Who can bid
- Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award
- Offer the Bloomberg brand name product, or an "equal" product that meets the salient characteristics in the statement of work
How to submit: Email to patricia.ludlow@exim.gov with the solicitation number 83310127Q0011 in the subject line. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Brand name Bloomberg required; the agency says no substitute exists. EXIM names Bloomberg and says it found no similar database, so a firm that is not Bloomberg or a reseller would struggle to offer an acceptable "equal" product.
- Minor: Questions due November 9, 2026. Questions go to the contracting officer by email at 1:00 PM Eastern on that date, before the response due date.
- Minor: Subject to availability of funds. The notice says the award depends on funds being available.
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- Minor: Two delivery dates. The SF 1449 (Standard Form 1449, the commercial order form) shows a delivery date of November 29, 2027, while the statement of work says database access starts November 30, 2026, for one year.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments. Show which files.
- SF1449_83310127Q0011 BLOOMBERG Finan.pdf (read)
- SOW for Bloomberg Finance LP.docx (read)
- Bloomberg FY27_Single-Limited Source-or-Brand Name Justification.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Two (2) Bloomberg Professional Terminal subscriptions (CLIN 0001, listed as 1.00 LS, meaning lump sum)
- Two (2) Bloomberg Anywhere online portal accounts (CLIN 0002, listed as 1.00 LS)
- Data access for one year: November 30, 2026 to November 29, 2027
- Work with EXIM's Office of Information Management & Technology and Research & Information Services librarians so the data loads on EXIM's own monitors and computer
- A B-unit or similar log-in device that limits Bloomberg Anywhere access to designated users
- Access to Bloomberg account managers and the Bloomberg Help Desk for technical and content questions
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price order using FAR 13.5 simplified procedures for commercial products and services; combined synopsis/solicitation issued as a request for quotation (RFQ)
- Period of performance
- One year: November 30, 2026 to November 29, 2027
- Place of performance
- Data is loaded online to the CPU and monitors at EXIM's worksite; SAM.gov lists USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price among offers that are responsive, responsible and have past performance
- Offers due
- November 26, 2026, 1:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to patricia.ludlow@exim.gov with the solicitation number 83310127Q0011 in the subject line
What they'll judge offers on
- Responsive to the solicitation
- Responsible offeror
- Past performance
- Lowest price
What to include when you submit
- Put Synopsis-Solicitation Number 83310127Q0011 in the email subject line
- Price all costs into the quote, including shipping, freight, tariffs and duties; no additional costs may be added afterwards
- Give line-item pricing for only an initial base period of 12 months
- Include published pricing, historical pricing data or other information to support the price analysis (encouraged)
- To offer an "equal" product, identify the brand and make or model number, include descriptive literature, mark any planned modifications with the latest date they would be made, and attest the product is a commercial item
- Unless the quote clearly states that the product is "equal," the offer must be for the Bloomberg brand name product
- Keep representations and certifications current in the System for Award Management (SAM); submitting a quote accepts the solicitation terms without conditions
- Offerors should receive confirmation of receipt within two hours after emailing the contracting officer by the response due date
Current contractor
Bloomberg Finance LP currently provides access to two terminals and Bloomberg Anywhere, and EXIM has had a Bloomberg terminal for two decades. EXIM doubled its Bloomberg accounts in FY2026. The justification says market research was internet research, talks with EXIM economists and librarian experience; no Government estimate is given.
Not in the notice text
- Which box of the Single/Limited Source or Brand Name Justification form was checked; the form's checkboxes couldn't be read, so check the form on SAM.gov.
- How past performance is rated, and whether resellers of Bloomberg products can quote.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to patricia.ludlow@exim.gov with the solicitation number 83310127Q0011 in the subject line. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- Export Import Bank of the US
- Product/service code
- 7A21 · IT and Telecom – Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software)
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom (FedReady's grouping, from product/service code 7A21)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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