# NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/tagm00002600014

- Solicitation number: TAGM0000-26-00014
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to Financial Times Limited(The) for $553,494.00
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: Office of the Secretary
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce Sspo (1331L5)
- NAICS: 513110 Newspaper Publishers
- Product or service code: 7630 Newspapers and Periodicals
- Place of performance: 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 2, 2026
- Last posted: April 15, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dc84ee42714f4a0388346d518159fbb2/view

## Description

The requirement was awarded on a firm-fixed-price sole source basis to The Financial Times Limited. Market research was conducted through review of available sources and publication of a Notice of Intent to Sole Source. No other interested vendors responded to the notice, and the market research did not identify any other capable vendors able to satisfy the Government's requirement. Accordingly, award to The Finanacial Times Limited on a sole source basis was determined to be in the best interest of the Government.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Financial Times Limited(The) (UEI MS65WL9QL8F5)
- Contract: 1331L526C13500008, definitive contract
- Obligated: $132,300.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 1331L526C13500008 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1331L5 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1331L526C13500008_1301_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Financial Times Limited(The) (UEI MS65WL9QL8F5)
- Contract: 1331L526C13500016, definitive contract
- Obligated: $19,338.24
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number TAGM00002600014 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1331L5 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1331L526C13500016_1301_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- March 2, 2026: Special notice, due March 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 4900caeb35be450cb3cdc527197d3a24. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4900caeb35be450cb3cdc527197d3a24/view
- April 15, 2026: Award notice. Notice dc84ee42714f4a0388346d518159fbb2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dc84ee42714f4a0388346d518159fbb2/view

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