Bloomberg Law Subscription

Notice Type:

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Title:

Electronic Database Subscription Description: The Office of the Secretary intends to award a sole-source contract for the Commerce Research Library to Bloomberg 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, to procure a Bloomberg Electronic Database Subscription. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 519290- Web Search Portals and All other Information Services.

The Office of the Secretary intends that the proposed action may be awarded on a sole source Firm Fixed Price type contract with a 12-month Base Year with two (2) option years under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.3304(e), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a).

Bloomberg is the only organization that can provide the services needed. This is NOT a solicitation for quotations, quotation abstracts, a request for competitive quotations; or request for competitive proposals; however, all responses received within 15 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Responses must clearly and thoroughly defend any claims or assertions that attempt to refute the Government’s claim.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Information received on this notice must eliminate the Government's concerns and address how the required services can be provided.

If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, a contract will be awarded to Bloomberg. There is no solicitation package available. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Stesnie Ridley (sridley1@doc.gov). Telephonic questions or requests are strongly discouraged.