Project Information

Bid Title

Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Subscription Services

Issuing Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Location

Virginia

Published Date

Sep 8, 2026

Closing Date

Sep 11, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

M0026426Q0116

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Project Description

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Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Subscription Services

Active

Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

M0026426Q0116

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEPT OF THE NAVY

Major Command

USMC

Sub Command

MARCORP I&L

Sub Command 2

MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS COMMAND

Sub Command 3

MCINCR

Office

COMMANDER

General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
• Original Published Date: Sep 08, 2026 02:41 pm EDT
• Original Response Date: Sep 11, 2026 09:00 am EDT
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
• Original Inactive Date: Sep 26, 2026
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
• Product Service Code: DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
• NAICS Code:
  • 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
• Place of Performance:
  Quantico , VA 22134
  USA

Description

SPECIAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

Requirement Title: HQMC Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) – Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Subscription Services

Contracting Activity: Marine Corps Installations - National Capital Region (MCI-NCR), Regional Contracting Office (RCO), Quantico, VA

Proposed Vendor: CQ-Roll Call, Inc. (CAGE Code: 1HLK8)

NAICS Code: 519290 – Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (Size Standard: 1,000 Employees)

Product Service Code (PSC): DA10 – IT and Telecom - Business Application Software as a Service

Response Deadline: Thursday, 11 September 2026 at 09:00 AM EST

Marine Corps Installations - National Capital Region (MCI-NCR), Regional Contracting Office (RCO), Quantico, VA hereby gives notice of its intent to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole-source basis to CQ-Roll Call, Inc. (CAGE Code: 1HLK8) in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) for commercial products and services, as the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

Requirement Description: Headquarters, United States Marine Corps (HQMC), Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) has a continuing operational requirement for the renewal of its enterprise commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) web-based legislative intelligence subscription. HQMC OLA currently utilizes and relies upon active enterprise user licenses for the Congressional Quarterly (CQ) platform to execute its mandated legislative oversight, congressional engagement, and policy analysis workflows. The subscription must support a minimum of 50 concurrent user licenses across HQMC OLA and supporting headquarters commands (including Programs & Resources, Combat Development & Integration, Marine Corps Systems Command, Manpower & Reserve Affairs, and Marine Corps Installations Command).

Key required capabilities include:

• Real-time legislative and congressional tracking, bill introduction monitoring, floor proceedings, and full-text committee hearing transcripts.


• Seamless compatibility and uninterrupted access to OLA's established historical legislative archives, customized tracking dossiers, and active automated alerting profiles.


• Secure, 24/7 web-based access, comprehensive user onboarding, and dedicated technical support.

Market research confirmed that the Congressional Quarterly application is proprietary to CQ-Roll Call, Inc., which develops, maintains, and distributes the service directly to federal customers without utilizing third-party commercial resellers or distributors. Because of the proprietary nature of the software and OLA's existing baseline of historical data, only CQ-Roll Call, Inc. can satisfy the Government's technical and operational requirements without substantial duplication of cost and unacceptable mission disruption.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.

A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which, if received by the response deadline, will be considered by the Contracting Officer.

Response Instructions & Points of Contact: Capability statements or inquiries shall be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Edgar Clark at edgar.clark@usmc.mil and Contracting Officer Kellie Holley at kellie.holley@usmc.mil no later than Friday, 11 September 2026 at 09:00 AM EST.

Attachments/Links

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• MCINCR-MCBQ ATTN: DIR REGIONAL CONTRACTING
• QUANTICO , VA 22134
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Edgar Clark
• edgar.clark@usmc.mil
• Phone Number 9102865296

Secondary Point of Contact

• Kellie Holley
• kellie.holley@usmc.mil
• Phone Number 9103520167

History

• Sep 08, 2026 02:41 pm EDTSpecial Notice (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC DAutomatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services

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