BIS Supply Chain Intelligence Vendor Analysis

Bureau of Industry and Security - Key Intelligence Platform Vendors

Total Across 9 Vendors
$14.9M
Active Period
2017 - 2026
Key Vendors
9

Total Contract Value by Vendor

Contract Timeline

Vendor Comparison Summary

Vendor Total Value Contracts First Award Latest Activity Status Reseller
Dun & Bradstreet $7,071,346 5 Aug 2021 Jan 2026 Active Four LLC
Palantir Technologies $4,600,200 1 (7 mods) Oct 2024 Jan 2026 Active Thundercat
Sayari Analytics $1,747,800 4 Feb 2021 Sep 2024 Active Direct
IHS Global $790,150 8 Aug 2018 Aug 2025 Active S&P Global
Bloomberg $417,210 3 Mar 2023 Sep 2025 Active Direct
Thomson Reuters CLEAR $125,047 3 Mar 2019 Sep 2025 Active West Publishing
Conflict Armament Research $120,000 1 Feb 2021 Feb 2022 Completed Direct
Kharon ClearView $40,000 2 Nov 2024 Jan 2026 Active 1NTEGER LLC
WireScreen $25,000 1 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Pilot Thundercat

Sayari Analytics

Direct contract with BIS
$1,747,800
Total Obligated
February 2021
Initial Database License
$80,000
Database License Support - First engagement testing Sayari platform utility
View on USASpending
March 2022
License Renewal
$82,800
Licenses - Continued access after initial pilot proved valuable
View on USASpending
March 2023
Sayari Data Access
$85,000
Security Software Support / Sayari Data Access - Expanded usage
View on USASpending
September 2024
Major Scale-Up: Sayari Graph
$1,500,000
Corporate Governance Data via Commercial Data Hub Pilot - 17x increase over previous annual spend
View on USASpending

Key Insight

Sayari's engagement grew from $80K pilots to $1.5M enterprise deployment, coinciding with October 2022 semiconductor export controls expansion. BIS shifted from individual analyst usage to bulk data integration for automated entity screening.

Contract Period
Feb 2021 Mar 2026

Palantir Technologies

via Thundercat Technology, LLC (NASA SEWP)
$4,600,200
Currently Obligated
October 30, 2024
Base Award - Data Analytics PaaS
$556,085
BIS Palantir Data Analytics PaaS Solution - Initial deployment
View on USASpending
December 2024
Mod P25002
$399,286
First funding increase - platform expansion
January 2025
Mod P25003
$631,705
Major funding - significant capability expansion
April 2025
Mod P25004
$96,702
Additional funding increment
May 2025
Mod P25005
$1,829,171
Largest single modification - substantial platform expansion
November 2025
Mod P26007
$277,908
FY26 funding increment
December 2025 - January 2026
Mods P26008 & P26009
$809,343
Continued funding into FY2026

Key Insight

Palantir represents BIS's central data analytics platform with a $9.5M ceiling value. Per CSIS analysis, BIS operates with outdated infrastructure where databases "crash routinely." Palantir Foundry provides entity resolution, knowledge graphs, and sanctions screening automation.

Contract Period (67% utilized)
Oct 2024 Oct 2026

Conflict Armament Research

Direct contract with BIS
$120,000
Total Obligated
February 2021
iTrace Portal Access
$120,000
Portal Web Tracking Licenses - Access to CAR's weapons tracking database documenting 130,000+ illicit weapons globally
View on USASpending

Key Insight

CAR provides physical evidence intelligence - documenting weapons in conflict zones and tracing serial numbers. Their investigation found 82% of Iranian Shahed drone components came from U.S. companies, directly informing BIS export control policy on Iran.

Contract Period (Completed)
Feb 2021 Feb 2022

WireScreen

via Thundercat Technology, LLC (NASA SEWP)
$25,000
Total Obligated
September 2024 (awarded)
Platform Evaluation
$25,000
WireScreen Platform Access - Single-day evaluation license for China-focused corporate intelligence (performed Oct 7, 2024)
View on USASpending

Key Insight

WireScreen specializes in Chinese corporate data with 14M+ Chinese company profiles. Founded by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Barboza (former NYT Shanghai bureau chief). Supports BIS 50% Affiliates Rule enforcement which affects 20,000+ Chinese entities.

Contract Period (Pilot)
Oct 7, 2024 Oct 7, 2024

Dun & Bradstreet

via Four LLC (NASA SEWP / BPA)
$7,071,346
Total Obligated
August 2021
Data Storage
$88,855
Initial data storage contract via NASA SEWP
View on USASpending
September 2022
Storage Expansion
$134,653
Continued data storage via NASA SEWP
View on USASpending
June 2023
Dataset Acquisition
$1,550,000
Major D&B dataset purchase
View on USASpending
June 2024
Major D&B Data Contract
$4,301,779
Largest single D&B contract - comprehensive corporate data for export control screening
View on USASpending
October 2025 - January 2026
FY26 D&B Data
$996,059
Continued D&B data acquisition
View on USASpending

Key Insight

D&B is the foundational data layer for BIS operations - providing the corporate registry data that underpins all entity screening. This is raw data (not a visualization platform). BIS needs to buy the data to perform entity resolution and ownership analysis.

Contract Period
Aug 2021 Jan 2026

IHS Global (S&P Global)

Direct contract with BIS
$790,150
Total Obligated (8 contracts)
August 2018
BIS Global Atlas
$37,970
Initial subscription to IHS Global Atlas trade data platform
View on USASpending
September 2019
Global Trade Atlas Subscription
$39,869
Renewal of Global Trade Atlas subscription
View on USASpending
August 2020
Global Trade Atlas Subscription
$40,670
Continued subscription with slight increase
View on USASpending
September 2021
Global Trade Atlas - Online
$42,704
Online subscription renewal
View on USASpending
August 2022
Renew & Expand Global Trade Atlas
$155,000
Major expansion - 3.6x increase to renew and expand capability for BIS/OTE
View on USASpending
July 2023
Global Trade Analytics Suite
$155,000
Rebranded product - continued expanded access
View on USASpending
August 2024
IHS Markit Global Trade Analytics Suite
$157,500
Annual renewal with slight increase
View on USASpending
August 2025
Global Trade Analytics Suite Licenses
$161,438
Current contract - license acquisition through Aug 2026
View on USASpending

Key Insight

IHS Global provides trade flow intelligence - the actual shipping and customs data that reveals where controlled goods are moving. Spending jumped 3.6x in FY2022 (from ~$43K to $155K), coinciding with increased export control enforcement after Russia sanctions. Complements Sayari's corporate ownership data with geographic/commodity-specific tracking.

Contract Period
Aug 2018 Aug 2026

Bloomberg

Direct contract with BIS
$417,210
Total Obligated
March 2023
Bloomberg Anywhere Licenses
$53,260
Two Bloomberg Anywhere terminal licenses for analyst access
View on USASpending
August 2024
Supply Chain Data
$307,310
Bloomberg supply chain data feed
View on USASpending
September 2025
Bloomberg Anywhere Subscriptions
$56,640
Continued terminal subscriptions
View on USASpending

Key Insight

Bloomberg spend is split between terminal licenses (~$110K for per-seat platform access) and supply chain data (~$307K for raw data). The terminal licenses are visualization layers; the data feed is the underlying intelligence.

Contract Period
Mar 2023 Sep 2025

Thomson Reuters CLEAR

via West Publishing Corporation (GSA Schedule)
$125,047
Total Obligated
March 2019
CLEAR Database Subscription
$44,564
Initial CLEAR database subscription for Export Enforcement
View on USASpending
April 2022
CLEAR Renewal
$59,773
Renewed CLEAR database subscription with option exercises through 2024
View on USASpending
September 2025
FY26 CLEAR Subscription
$20,710
Continued CLEAR investigative platform access
View on USASpending

Key Insight

CLEAR is a per-seat investigative platform - analysts pay for search interface access to aggregated public records, court filings, and other investigative data sources used for entity screening and background investigations.

Contract Period
Mar 2019 Sep 2025

Kharon ClearView

via 1NTEGER LLC
$40,000
Total Obligated
November 2024
Initial Kharon ClearView Access
$20,000
Web-based risk assessment platform using open-source data to research foreign-adversary risk nexuses of companies in China
View on USASpending
January 2026
FY26 Kharon Renewal
$20,000
Continued access to Kharon ClearView for supply chain and entity risk screening
View on USASpending

Key Insight

Kharon provides curated sanctions/export control intelligence - identifying risky entities before they appear on official lists. Small contract suggests pilot/evaluation stage, similar to early WireScreen engagement.

Contract Period
Nov 2024 Jan 2026

Full Contract Citation Details

Vendor Award ID (PIID) Amount Date USASpending Link
Sayari Analytics 1331L521P13160034 $80,000 Feb 2021 View Award
Sayari Analytics 1331L522P13160038 $82,800 Mar 2022 View Award
Sayari Analytics 1331L523P13160022 $85,000 Mar 2023 View Award
Sayari Analytics 1331L524C0008 $1,500,000 Sep 2024 View Award
Palantir (via Thundercat) 1331L525F0002 $4,600,200 Oct 2024 View Award
WireScreen (via Thundercat) 1331L524F0629 $25,000 Sep 2024 View Award
Conflict Armament Research 1331L521P13160028 $120,000 Feb 2021 View Award
Dun & Bradstreet (via Four LLC) 1331L521F13160437 $88,855 Aug 2021 View Award
Dun & Bradstreet (via Four LLC) 1331L522F13160570 $134,653 Sep 2022 View Award
Dun & Bradstreet (via Four LLC) 1331L523F13160408 $1,550,000 Jun 2023 View Award
Dun & Bradstreet (via Four LLC) 1331L524F0255 $4,301,779 Jun 2024 View Award
Dun & Bradstreet (via Four LLC) 1331L525F0236 $996,059 Oct 2025 View Award
IHS Global 1331L518C13160048 $37,970 Aug 2018 View Award
IHS Global 1331L519F13160793 $39,869 Sep 2019 View Award
IHS Global 1331L520F13160637 $40,670 Aug 2020 View Award
IHS Global 1331L521F13160611 $42,704 Sep 2021 View Award
IHS Global 1331L522F13160468 $155,000 Aug 2022 View Award
IHS Global 1331L523F13160457 $155,000 Jul 2023 View Award
IHS Global 1331L524F0459 $157,500 Aug 2024 View Award
IHS Global 1331L525F0326 $161,438 Aug 2025 View Award
Bloomberg 1331L523F13160143 $53,260 Mar 2023 View Award
Bloomberg 1331L524F0421 $307,310 Aug 2024 View Award
Bloomberg 1331L525F0358 $56,640 Sep 2025 View Award
Thomson Reuters CLEAR 1331L519F13160172 $44,564 Mar 2019 View Award
Thomson Reuters CLEAR 1331L522F13160204 $59,773 Apr 2022 View Award
Thomson Reuters CLEAR 1331L525F0343 $20,710 Sep 2025 View Award
Kharon ClearView 1331L525P0005 $20,000 Nov 2024 View Award
Kharon ClearView 1331L526P0001 $20,000 Jan 2026 View Award