# Sole Source Award Notice for Purchase Order to F.T. Specialist Inc

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/50310226p0001

- Solicitation number: 50310226P0001
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to F.T. Specialist Inc. for $687,960.00
- Department: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Contracting office: Securities and Exchange Commission (503102)
- NAICS: 513110 Newspaper Publishers
- Product or service code: 7630 Newspapers and Periodicals
- 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: January 5, 2026
- Last posted: January 5, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6cd3fd0a0a6546948b04e7800d278396/view

## Description

The Government awarded a sole source commercial item contract to F.T. Specialist Inc. on 12/31/2025, in total amount of $687,960.00, for access to current and historical news and in-depth analysis of the mutual fund industry, the money management industry, and of mutual fund board compliance and governance issues.

The award was made pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, as implemented under FAR Part 12. In accordance with FAR 6.305, the approved Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition is available for public inspection. The justification has been redacted to remove proprietary, confidential, and other information exempt from public disclosure. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: F.T. Specialist Inc. (UEI CSTVKHFH5FN8)
- Contract: 50310226P0001, purchase order
- Obligated: $131,720.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 50310226P0001 equals the contract number; same awarding office 503102 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_50310226P0001_5000_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- January 5, 2026: Award notice. Notice 6cd3fd0a0a6546948b04e7800d278396. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6cd3fd0a0a6546948b04e7800d278396/view

## Points of contact

- Pleshette Brown, brownpl@sec.gov
- Flanice Lewis, lewisf@sec.gov

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