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Product-Origin and Supply-Chain Intelligence Pilot

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950441-27-POSCIP-RFIFederal

Submission Closed10/16/2026, 12:00:00 PM EDT

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AI Contract Overview

The U.S. AbilityOne Commission is conducting market research through a Request for Information for a Product-Origin and Supply-Chain Intelligence Pilot. The objective is to identify established services capable of providing independent intelligence on external manufacturers, suppliers, foreign-sourcing, and import information to augment existing program data. This bounded exercise aims to correlate external evidence to specific AbilityOne products to identify risks and inconsistencies in reported country-of-origin information, though it explicitly excludes final legal determinations, site visits, or direct supplier verification. The pilot requires deliverables in an exportable, machine-readable format with strict performance standards, including 100 percent traceability for material risk indicators and product-correlation rationale. The Commission is seeking information on industry capabilities, analytical methodologies, confidence level documentation, and rough order of magnitude pricing. This effort is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541618. As this is an RFI for acquisition planning, it is not a solicitation, does not constitute a commitment to award, and has no established funding or target price.

General Info

RFI for small business supply-chain intelligence services to verify AbilityOne product origin data.

Agency

Committee For Purchase From People WHO Are Blind Or Severely Disabled → US Abilityone Commission

NAICS

541618 - Other Management Consulting Services

Place of Performance

Washington, DC, 20024, USA

Set-Aside

SBA

Documents

3 pages · rfi

High

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Uniform Contract Format

Timeline

1 update

PhaseClosed

PostedSep 24

Sources Sought

Deadline changedOct 15

Response deadline changed from Oct 23, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026.

Response DeadlineOct 16

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

10/16/2026, 12:00:00 PM EDT

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCommittee For Purchase From People WHO Are Blind Or Severely Disabled → US Abilityone Commission

Contacts2 people available

OfficeARLINGTON, VA, 22202, USA

Organization / AgencyCommittee For Purchase From People WHO Are Blind Or Severely Disabled → US Abilityone Commission

Office AddressARLINGTON, VA, 22202, USA

Contacts

Christa Pritchett

Shelly Hammond

Full Description

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