Summary
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has issued a Combined Sources Sought Notice and Notice of Intent to Sole Source for continued access to the Pitchbook venture capital and private equity market analysis platform (Notice ID NB301020-26-02126). The NIST CHIPS Research and Development (R&D) Office requires this subscription to support multiple programs including CHIPS SBIR, the CHIPS National Semiconductor Technology Center Program, CHIPS National Advanced Packaging and Manufacturing Program, CHIPS Manufacturing USA Program, CHIPS Metrology Program, and the NIST Research Security and Safeguarding International Science program. If no alternate sources are identified, NIST intends to award a sole source contract to Pitchbook Data Inc. under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), with responses due by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 23, 2026.