**Sources Sought Notice** Retail Scanner Data **Sources Sought #1171685-SS**

Description: This Sources Sought notice (Sources Sought #1171685-SS) requests market research to support USDA Agricultural Research Service work to extend the Food‑at‑Home Monthly Area Prices (F‑MAP) data set for 2023–2025 by (1) estimating weights and replicate weights for retail scanner data for 2023–2024, (2) mapping UPCs to 90 ERS Food Purchase Groups (EFPG), and (3) estimating panel price indexes for those groups across 10 metropolitan areas, four Census regions, and the United States. The notice is for information and planning only (a Sources Sought) and is not a solicitation; it solicits capability information from qualified sources including small business categories and asks respondents to state domestic availability of end-products. Responses must be received by August 17, 2026 by 9:00 AM PT (see the original posting for submission instructions and point of contact).