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Software License Renewal - Lexis Nexis
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The Department of State intends to renew 2,000 software licenses for three specialized investigative platforms—Accurint LE, LE Plus Accurint TraX, and ProMonitor—through a sole source procurement under FAR 6.302-1, citing statutory authority for other than full and open competition. The procurement is directed toward LexisNexis Special Services Inc. for continued access to these platforms, which are critical for visa and passport fraud investigations, providing comprehensive data on individuals, entities, financial records, legal filings, and criminal history. The requirement includes a single integrated platform combining public and law enforcement data to rapidly identify persons, assets, addresses, and associated information, a second platform that auto-locates persons of interest and alerts diplomatic security to new identifiers, and a third platform with a nationwide cellular mapping system that meets Daubert, Frye, and Rule 702 standards, includes Google Earth integration, and supports expert testimony in legal proceedings. Before finalizing the sole source award, the government is seeking capability statements from other potential providers by June 24, 2026, to assess whether any other vendors can meet all three technical requirements simultaneously. Responses must demonstrate the ability to deliver all listed functionalities, including extensive data sets on criminal records, property, sanctions, communications, and forensic geolocation with legal defensibility. The government retains full discretion to proceed without competition based on responses received, and failure to provide a responsive capability statement by the deadline may result in the award being granted to LexisNexis without further solicitation. All submissions must be sent to Shayani Mukherjee at the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security office in Arlington, Virginia.
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Arlington, VA, 22209, USASet-Aside
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This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101(2) using other than full and open competition under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO). This is a notice of intent to award a four-year firm fixed price purchase order and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is FAR 6.302-1.
The Department of State intends to award a sole source purchase order to renew 2,000 software licenses that provide access to 1) Accurint LE, 2) LE Plus Accurint TraX and 3) ProMonitor to:
DBA: LEXISNEXIS SPECIAL SERVICES INC.
LNSSI
1150 18TH ST NW STE 250
WASHINGTON, DC 20036-3820
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Prior to awarding the purchase order, State Department needs to determine if there is a reasonable chance of having two or more companies submit proposals to provide 1) Accurint LE, 2) LE Plus Accurint TraX and 3) ProMonitor or similar investigative web-based platforms for visa and passport fraud cases.
To make this determination, State Department requests all interested parties to provide the information below in their capability statement by 12:00 pm East Coast time June 24, 2026.
Number 1:
- A single platform that combines public records data with critical law enforcement agency data to expedites the identification of people, companies, addresses, contact information, assets, and other information including:
Virtual Identities
Assets
Liens & Judgements
Email Addresses
Sex Offenders
UCC Lien Filings
Bankruptcies
Registered Agents
Deeds & Mortgages
Aircraft Registrations
Criminal Court Records
Professional Licenses
Civil Court Records
Executives & Corporate Officers
Real Property
Watercraft Registrations
Arrest Records
Death Records
Hunting & Fishing Licenses
Relatives, Neighbors & Associates
Marriage & Divorce Records
Vehicle Title Records
Department of Corrections Records
Business Filings
Sanctions & Watchlist
Motor Vehicle Registrations
Voter Registrations
Social Security Numbers (SSN)
Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) Permits
Business Records
Phone Numbers
People
Number 2:
- A single platform that instantly locates most critical persons of interest and alerts Diplomatic Security Service of new addresses, aliases, and identifiers using matching rules
Number 3:
- A single platform that does the following:
- A national tower database with estimated coverage areas of over 3.2 million sectors in the United States.
- Utilizes the Google Earth platform, and the incorporation of third-party geo-location mapping and forensic extract visualization within call detail record mapping.
- Developed and maintains a scientifically based model of cellular mapping that meets Daubert Standards, Frye Standards and Rule 702 challenges for legal cases.
- The ability to testify as experts either to its services and or investigative methods and processes of criminal cellular investigations.
A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice will close on June 24, 2026 at 12pm. Send capability statements addressing the bullet points above to Shayani Mukherjee at Mukherjees1@state.gov.
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