Webscraped Apparel Data

This document is Amendment 0001 to Solicitation 1605C5-26-Q-00040, issued by the US Department of Labor on behalf of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Office. The primary purpose of this amendment is to extend the deadline for submitting questions regarding the solicitation to Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Administered by the Customer Acquisition Services division, the solicitation outlines a one-year period of performance spanning from September 25, 2026, to September 24, 2027. To remain eligible for award, offerors must formally acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the specified hour and date. Acknowledgment can be completed by signing and returning the amendment form, acknowledging receipt on each submitted offer copy, or via separate electronic or written communication referencing the solicitation and amendment numbers. All other terms and conditions of the original solicitation remain unchanged.

This document is a blank template for "Attachment 1 - Question and Answer Spreadsheet," which is a standard component of federal, state, and local government Request for Proposals (RFPs). The spreadsheet is structured to facilitate communication between the government and prospective vendors during the bidding process. It contains dedicated columns for tracking the "Question Title," "Vendor Questions," "Government Comments," and the specific "RFQ Section Number/Page Number" to which each inquiry refers. Comprising eight pages, this template serves as an organized tool for vendors to submit formal inquiries regarding solicitation requirements and for the government to provide official, clarified responses prior to proposal submission.

This federal Request for Quote (RFQ), solicitation number 1605C5-26-Q-00040, is issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on behalf of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Office of Price and Living Conditions (OPLC). The acquisition is a small business set-aside under NAICS code 518210, with the goal of awarding a firm-fixed-price contract for commercial webscraped apparel data. The BLS requires structured, commercially available datasets containing all apparel products available for sale in the United States from major U.S. retailers, specifically including Macy’s, Kohl’s, Nordstrom, Dillard’s, and JCPenney. The data must span men's, women's, and children's apparel, footwear, jewelry, and watches. The contractor must perform web scraping three times per month (on or around the 1st, 10th, and 20th) and deliver the structured data (via secure FTP in formats like CSV, Excel, or SAS) within one business day of each scrape, and no later than the first business day of the following month. The anticipated contract structure consists of a one-year base period (September 25, 2026, to September 24, 2027) plus four consecutive one-year option periods, totaling a potential performance period of 60 months. Quotes must be submitted electronically to the designated DOL contracting contacts by the specified deadline of September 11, 2026, and must remain valid for at least 60 days. Prospective offerors may submit questions using the prescribed template through September 7, 2026.