Subsistence Internet Database - Upgrade Expana Licenses

DLA Troop Support Subsistence is upgrading its existing Expana Internet Database User License from Advanced to Premium for 10 users under a sole-source, firm-fixed-price modification to Purchase Order SP4701-25-P-0064. This action ensures uninterrupted access to a proprietary, web-based food market intelligence platform critical to the Subsistence Prime Vendor Program, providing real-time item-level pricing, historical trends, commodity indexes, forecasting models, and analytical tools necessary for data-driven decision-making in a volatile commodity environment. The upgrade is justified under FAR 6.302-1 because Expana Markets, operated by Urner Barry Publications, Inc., is the only source capable of delivering this specific platform due to its unique, non-replaceable data assets and system integration with existing infrastructure, with no authorized resellers or viable alternatives available. The performance period for this modification runs from June 5, 2026, through September 29, 2026, with performance occurring at the DLA Contracting Services Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the license will be administered and utilized by government personnel. The acquisition is non-competitive, with no formal evaluation factors, weighted criteria, or solicitation for bids, and no packaging, marking, or inspection specifications apply as the deliverable is a digital software license upgrade. The contract value is not disclosed in the documentation, and while the contractor’s identity is established through prior award history, no UEI, CAGE code, or socioeconomic status is formally stated, and no representations or certifications from the vendor are included. All contractual authority flows from 10 U.S.C. § 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, affirming exclusivity based on proprietary capability, and the contracting office remains the DLA Contracting Services Office, Philadelphia, with primary points of contact Christina Nguyen and Tyler Schiavone overseeing the action.