# Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Financial Times

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/f47b8f57679c4a53baf7724852b5e651

- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Department: United States International Development Finance Corporation
- Contracting office: United States International Development Finance Corporation (n-UNITEDSTATESINTERNATIONALDEVELOPMENTFINANCECORPORATION)
- NAICS: 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- 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: August 26, 2025
- Last posted: August 26, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f47b8f57679c4a53baf7724852b5e651/view

## Description

Notice of Intent to Sole Source In accordance with FAR 5.2, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) hereby announces its intention to award a sole source, firm-fixed price, two-year purchase order to Financial Times LTD. for Financial Times Digital Subscription. This contract includes one 12-month base year and one 12-month option years.

The procurement falls under NAICS Code 519290. This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) as outlined in FAR 13.501(a), which allows for sole source procurement when only one responsible source can meet the agency's requirements. Please note, this notification is not a formal solicitation. However, interested and responsible parties are invited to submit a capability statement for consideration, which may influence the decision to pursue competitive procurement in the future.

Responses to this notice must provide clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the Government. The decision to not compete this procurement is solely at the Government's discretion. The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred by interested parties in providing information. Interested vendors should respond to this notice by September 9, 2025, at 3:00 pm Eastern Time via email to Justine.Codling@dfc.gov.

## Publications

- August 26, 2025: Special notice, due September 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice f47b8f57679c4a53baf7724852b5e651. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f47b8f57679c4a53baf7724852b5e651/view

## Points of contact

- Justine Codling, justine.codling@dfc.gov

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