# Sole Source Justification

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/68herw26r0090

- Solicitation number: 68HERW26R0090
- Notice type: Justification (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to S&P Global Inc.
- Department: Environmental Protection Agency
- Contracting office: Water, Tribal & Science Division (68HERW)
- NAICS: 513120 Periodical Publishers
- Product or service code: B507 Economic Studies
- First posted: August 11, 2026
- Last posted: September 11, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4d8b2c5e1a45446693a86e0663476a61/view

## Description

One-year subscriptions to the Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH) and the Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP) chemical market encyclopedias.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: S&P Global Inc. (UEI KQ8HAWRKG8F1)
- Contract: 68HERW26C0013, definitive contract
- Obligated: $166,042.20
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 68HERW26R0090 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 68HERW (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_68HERW26C0013_6800_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 11, 2026: Special notice, due August 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice eac31a40d5b4445fb357ed4521010520. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/eac31a40d5b4445fb357ed4521010520/view
- September 11, 2026: Justification. Notice 4d8b2c5e1a45446693a86e0663476a61. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4d8b2c5e1a45446693a86e0663476a61/view

## Points of contact

- Pfeffer, Keith, Pfeffer.Keith@epa.gov, 513-487-2034

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