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Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1331L526C13OS0007
- Awardee
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Financial Times Limited(The) UEI MS65WL9QL8F5
- Awarding agency
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Office of the Secretary
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $293,961
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Renewal of Access to the Financial Times Special Notice · AAOGCARO26 · Posted Feb 25, 2026
- Contract value 18% obligated
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- $293,961.00 Current, with exercised options
- $1,644,777.00 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 12% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- PSC
- AF11 Education, Training, Employment, & Social Svcs R&D Svcs; Education Svcs R&D; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC 20230, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $293,961 |
About this award
The Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary awarded a $1.64 million definitive contract to Financial Times Limited for online database access on March 19, 2026, under a sole-source justification per FAR 6.302-1.
The originating solicitation is a notice of intent to sole source the renewal of Financial Times database access for the Commerce Research Library, serving Commerce employees across headquarters and regional offices. The agency determined that Financial Times Limited is the only responsible source, citing the publication's exclusive international coverage of Asian, BRIC, developing world, and European markets and specialized business analysis platforms (Alphaville, Money Supply) that the agency determined cannot be readily substituted. Financial Times Limited holds exclusive copyright and proprietary publication rights with no authorized resellers.
Place of performance is Washington, DC 20230. The contract is firm fixed price with a base period ending March 18, 2031 (five years), structured as a one-year base with four one-year priced options. The ceiling value is $1.64 million.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1331L526C13OS0007?
1331L526C13OS0007 was awarded to Financial Times Limited(The) by Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce) on March 19, 2026.
How much is contract 1331L526C13OS0007 worth?
The government has obligated $293,961 on 1331L526C13OS0007. Its potential value, with all options, is $1,644,777.
Was contract 1331L526C13OS0007 competed?
The extent of competition for 1331L526C13OS0007 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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