Sources sought

Product-Origin and Supply-Chain Intelligence Pilot

This RFI is for market research and acquisition planning only. It is not a solicitation, offer, or commitment to award.

Notice type	Sources Sought: Market research. The agency wants to know who can do this work. Answering is free and can get the job set aside for small businesses.
Who's buying	U.S. Abilityone Commission, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Where	Washington, District of Columbia
Deadline	Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT (due TODAY)
Who can bid	Only small businesses can bid
Solicitation #	950441-27-POSCIP-RFI
Posted	Thu, Sep 24, 2026
Contact	Christa Pritchett, [email protected]

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RFI NOTICE. This RFI is for market research and acquisition planning only. It is not a solicitation, offer, or commitment to award. Responses will inform requirement development, competition, pricing, performance standards, and potential acquisition strategy. Respondents are not reimbursed for response costs. The U.S. AbilityOne Commission seeks market information on established services that can provide independent product-origin and supply-chain intelligence. The core need is to augment existing Program data by identifying external manufacturer, supplier, foreign-sourcing, and import information and credibly correlating that evidence to specific AbilityOne products. The contemplated pilot is a bounded external-intelligence and risk-identification exercise. It should produce incremental, decision-relevant information without recreating routine Commission, CNA, or NPA processes and without substituting for final Government legal or compliance determinations. See attached FRI for more information

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