# Intent to Sole Source: Practising Law Institute

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/sscfpb24069

- Solicitation number: SS-CFPB-24-069
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of the Treasury
- Agency: Bureau of the Fiscal Service
- Contracting office: Arc Div Proc SVCS - CFPB (203430)
- NAICS: 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- 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: March 27, 2024
- Last posted: March 27, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/002d0514ceff4b41ba5b1ebccbc71b44/view

## Description

Fiscal Service Procurement on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, intends to make a Firm-fixed price award to Practising Law Institute for Practising Law Institute Enterprise Privileged Membership and Access to Discovery PLUS eLibrary for a base period of 12-months and three (3) 12-month option periods pursuant to FAR Part 6.302-1(b)(1)(i). Fiscal Service will consider written responses received no later than 10:00a.m.

ET on Wednesday April 03, 2024. Responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows the vendor is capable of providing the Practising Law Institute products. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates the vendor’s ability to meet all of the salient features of the requirement, then Fiscal Service shall proceed with an award on a sole source basis to Practising Law Institute. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE.

A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will NOT be accepted. Interested vendors shall provide the following:

1. The name and location of your company, contact information, UEI number, and identify your business size (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.) based on NAICS Code 519290 size standard 1,000 Employees. Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses.

2. Whether your services are available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market.

3. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers your company currently provides these products/services for.

4. Complete details of your company’s product that clearly and sufficiently demonstrates that it is an equivalent product to the one stated above without pricing at this time. Responses to this request shall be submitted by email to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, including “SS-CFPB-24-069 Attn: KE/MB” in the subject line.

The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files. Microsoft Office compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time. This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach.

All vendors responding to this notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this notice if the Government determines there is clearly an equivalent product(s) for the Bloomberg content required.

## Publications

- March 27, 2024: Sources sought, due April 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice 002d0514ceff4b41ba5b1ebccbc71b44. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/002d0514ceff4b41ba5b1ebccbc71b44/view

## Points of contact

- Kaity Eaton, Purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov
- Missi Caplinger, purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov

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Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/sscfpb24069.
