InfoBase Publishers, Inc.

What InfoBase Publishers, Inc. does

InfoBase Publishers, Inc. is a privately held software and data company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, that sells the DACIS competitive intelligence platform to federal government contractors, defense primes, aerospace firms, and federal technology integrators. The platform aggregates 100+ million records of U.S. government contracts dating to FY04, 500,000+ contractor profiles, and global military equipment forecasting across 79 nations covering $2T in program value. The product suite is organized into integrated modules — DACIS Professional, DACIS DoD Budget, DACIS Global Forecasts (including the SPACE Forecast component), DACIS Opps, and the Customers module — with near-real-time alerts, drill-down provider rankings, and customizable relational views. In February 2026 the company extended this infrastructure into a separate due diligence product, CrossSight.

The underlying technology is a web-based intelligence platform built around curated federal and military data assets, with machine learning applied to customer profiling, segmentation, and real-time alerting within the Customers module. There is no public API, no consumer mobile app, and no disclosed SDK; access is delivered through the web product. Recent enhancements (2023–2026) include cost center-level rankings, the Global Forecasts product line developed in partnership with Tamarack Defense, and the SPACE Forecast component, plus an April 2025 DoD Budget module refresh.

The company operates a subscription-based, sales-led commercial model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales (Director, Sales and Account Managers targeting federal contractors and defense primes) with inside sales handling free-trial activation within 24 hours. Marketing is multi-channel — company website, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and PR Newswire — supported by named customer testimonials. Strategic alliances with Tamarack Defense and Granite Leadership Strategies extend the offering into global military forecasting and pricing strategy advisory, respectively.

Name

InfoBase Publishers, Inc.

Legal name

InfoBase Publishers, Inc.

Website

https://dacis.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Market Intelligence Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Directory and Mailing List Publishers (513140)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Sharing, Data Exchange & Data Marketplace Platforms (HDAEABAH), Enterprise AI Data & Knowledge Platforms (Vector Databases, Knowledge Graphs) (HDAEANAH)

Keywords

• Competitive intelligence platform
• Defense market intelligence
• Federal contract intelligence
• Military equipment forecasting
• Aerospace market research

Headquarters

HQ city

Chantilly

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. DACIS Subscription Service: The primary revenue stream is subscription-based access to the DACIS competitive intelligence platform. Customers pay for access to the integrated suite of intelligence modules covering federal contracts, budgets, companies, forecasts, and market analysis. The platform has been operating for over 28 years with a subscription model.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

InfoBase Publishers operates the DACIS integrated competitive intelligence platform, providing subscription-based web access to extensive databases covering U.S. government contracts, defense budgets, contractor profiles, and 10-year global military equipment forecasts. The platform serves federal government contractors, defense companies, and aerospace firms with modules for contracts, companies, budgets, forecasts, opportunities, and due diligence (CrossSight).

Product overview

InfoBase Publishers offers the DACIS intelligence product suite, a unified platform providing competitive intelligence for the aerospace, defense, Federal technology, and global military procurement markets. The core DACIS platform integrates multiple modules including DACIS Professional (general intelligence service), DACIS DoD Budget (defense budget analysis), DACIS Global Forecasts with its SPACE Forecast component (military equipment forecasting across 79 nations), DACIS Opps (opportunities tracking), and the Customers module with cost center-level rankings. The company also offers CrossSight as a dedicated due diligence platform. For 28+ years, these integrated products have been enhanced through strategic alliances, including one with Granite Leadership Strategies for pricing strategy capabilities. The suite is subscription-based with no public API offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DACIS Flagship integrated competitive intelligence suite providing deep government, defense, and aerospace industry insight. Encompasses multiple modules for contracts, customers, companies, budgets, forecasts, and opportunities, with 100+ million records of U.S. government contracts since FY04, 500,000+ U.S. contractor profiles, and global military equipment forecasting across 79 nations and $2T in program value.
• DACIS Professional
• DACIS DoD Budget Market intelligence module providing powerful access to defense budget requests and DoD budget data for defense industry professionals, with cost center-level rankings.
• DACIS Global Forecasts Military equipment forecasting product providing worldwide forecasting across 79 nations and $2T in program value, developed in partnership with Tamarack Defense. Covers defense, civil, and commercial constellation platforms and subsystems.
• SPACE Forecast Component of DACIS Global Forecasts providing a 10-year look forward into Western-addressable defense, civil, and commercial constellation platforms and subsystems business sector.
• CrossSight A comprehensive due diligence automation platform built on the company's intelligence infrastructure, designed to bridge uncertainty with confidence in third-party due diligence processes.
• DACIS Opps Opportunities module providing visibility into contract opportunities including subcontract solicitations, MA-IDIQs, re-competes, and recompetes.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CrossSight.iocoreOthers · 3 February 2026InfoBase Publishers announced the general availability of CrossSight, a comprehensive due diligence automation platform built on DACIS infrastructure. CrossSight provides dedicated and diverse due diligence capabilities for third-party risk assessment.
• Granite Leadership Strategies Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2024Strategic alliance announced July 9, 2024, combining DACIS competitive intelligence with Granite Leadership's strategic pricing expertise. The partnership helps clients connect winning pricing strategies with deep market intelligence to achieve higher, more profitable win rates in government business. Clients can leverage the best practices, key disciplines, and decisive information from both companies to better price and win new opportunities.
• Tamarack DefensecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Collaboration with Tamarack Defense to introduce DACIS Global Forecasts, a pioneering worldwide military equipment forecasting product for a new era. Tamarack Defense is described as an innovator in the global defense industry, combining forces with InfoBase Publishers to deliver comprehensive forecasting capabilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GovWin (Deltek): GovWin, owned by Deltek, is the most direct competitor to DACIS, offering federal contract opportunity intelligence and market analysis for government contractors. Both platforms target capture managers, BD teams, and proposal professionals in the federal contracting ecosystem with contract data, agency forecasts, and teaming intelligence.
• Janes (S&P Global): Janes, now part of S&P Global, provides open-source defense intelligence, equipment forecasts, and country-by-country military analysis. It is highly comparable to DACIS Global Forecasts, particularly for international defense market sizing and program-level forecasting across the same 79-nation footprint.
• Shephard Media: Shephard Media provides defense intelligence, particularly in land and naval domains, with detailed program tracking and market analysis. Comparable to DACIS in serving defense industry strategy teams with program-level forecasts and contract intelligence.
• Forecast International: Forecast International specializes in defense and aerospace program forecasting, similar to DACIS Global Forecasts. Both offer long-range forecasts of military equipment programs, with comparable target customers in defense industry strategy and business development roles.
• Bloomberg Government: Bloomberg Government is a direct competitor providing federal contracts intelligence, lobbying data, and policy tracking for government affairs and contracting professionals. It competes head-to-head with DACIS for the same enterprise and lobbying customer base in Washington, DC.

Others

• Crunchbase: Crunchbase is a broader company intelligence platform with M&A, funding, and company profile data, partially overlapping with the company/contractor profiling functionality of DACIS. It is a thematic peer rather than a direct competitor, useful for benchmarking data product design and enterprise GTM.

Emerging players

• USAspending.gov: USAspending.gov is the U.S. government's free, authoritative source for federal spending data. While not a direct commercial competitor, it provides the underlying contract data that DACIS builds upon, and its continued improvement could pressure demand for paid intelligence tiers at the entry level.
• DueDil: DueDil is a UK-based third-party risk and due diligence platform comparable to InfoBase's CrossSight product. As CrossSight expands into commercial due diligence, DueDil represents the primary competitive reference for product positioning, pricing benchmarks, and feature parity.

Broad incumbents

• Aviation Week Network (Informa): Aviation Week, part of Informa, is an established aerospace and defense intelligence publisher with program tracking, M&A data, and market forecasts. Overlaps with DACIS's aerospace forecasting and SPACE Forecast modules, serving similar industry strategy and procurement roles.

Regional players

• Fiscal Management Associates (FMA): FMA provides federal market intelligence and consulting services to government contractors, with particular depth in small business and socio-economic programs. Comparable to DACIS for federal contracting BD teams, though more focused on advisory services than subscription data.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/InfobasePub
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCib4ZFxrQ17jNFQVRMHIrRQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/infobase-publishers-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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