# Renewal of Sole Source for Blackbook subscription

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/15jafm26pr0006

- Solicitation number: 15JAFM26PR0006
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Hearst Business Media Corp.
- Department: Department of Justice
- Agency: Offices, Boards and Divisions
- Contracting office: Offices, Boards and Divisions (n-OFFICESBOARDSANDDIVISIONS)
- NAICS: 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- Product or service code: L076 Technical Representation Services: Books, Maps, and Other Publications
- County: Gwinnett County (FIPS 13135). https://abierto.us/counties/gwinnett-county-ga-13135
- City: Lawrenceville. https://abierto.us/cities/lawrenceville-ga-1345488
- First posted: October 3, 2025
- Last posted: October 3, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bf868fddf36a4aeab91537689445a946/view

## Description

The Department of Justice, Office of Acquisition Management, on behalf of the Asset Forfeiture Management Staff (AFMS), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), intends to enter into a sole source purchase order with Hearst Business Media Corporation. Hearst Business Media Corporation is the owner of the web-based software program ‘BlackBook’. AFMS requires this software to determine the valuation of vehicles.

Vendors who believe they have the ability to provide the data services and analyses support are required to submit an affirmative response demonstrating that they can meet the government requirements. The response must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to establish bona fide capability to meet the requirements. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Hearst Business Media Corp. (UEI UBVDJ5EE1YL7)
- Contract: 15JPSS26P00000028, purchase order
- Obligated: $30,802.27
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 15JAFM26PR0006 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 1501 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_15JPSS26P00000028_1501_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- October 3, 2025: Special notice. Notice bf868fddf36a4aeab91537689445a946. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bf868fddf36a4aeab91537689445a946/view

## Points of contact

- Dante Lewis, dante.lewis@usdoj.gov

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