# Justification posting for sole source purchase order for subscription to The Financial Times

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/50310225q0076

- Solicitation number: 50310225P0025
- Notice type: Justification (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to Financial Times Limited(The) for $443,387.00
- Department: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Contracting office: Securities and Exchange Commission (503102)
- Product or service code: 7H20 Hardware, software, and other equipment needed for local database instances, distributed platform, application and system integration resources enabling cross application development, communications and information sharing. Includes Mainframe database and middleware products and tools.
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: June 23, 2025
- Last posted: August 26, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0f58c43354ae404ea2512fb2529bdb5d/view

## Description

This contract was awarded for enterprise digital subscription to The Financial Times Limited for specialized financial coverage, including in-depth reporting on financial and markets regulation, and global fund management. This contract was awarded as a sole source. The sole source justification is posted in accordance with FAR Part 13.501(a)(1)(iii).

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Financial Times Limited(The) (UEI MS65WL9QL8F5)
- Contract: 50310225P0025, purchase order
- Obligated: $443,387.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 50310225P0025 equals the contract number; same awarding office 503102 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_50310225P0025_5000_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- June 23, 2025: Special notice, due June 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 269f5ec5bd2144e39927fdc415d84ead. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/269f5ec5bd2144e39927fdc415d84ead/view
- July 22, 2025: Special notice, due July 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 8a9524349a934102a994ca834efc1dd6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8a9524349a934102a994ca834efc1dd6/view
- August 26, 2025: Award notice. Notice 0095995bef6f4fdeb40c753b76bec29c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0095995bef6f4fdeb40c753b76bec29c/view
- August 26, 2025: Justification. Notice 0f58c43354ae404ea2512fb2529bdb5d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0f58c43354ae404ea2512fb2529bdb5d/view

## Points of contact

- Jeremy Garrett, garrettj@sec.gov

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