Legal News Subscription
This pre-solicitation notice seeks sources for a commercial off-the-shelf legal news subscription to meet the research needs of approximately 4,200 Securities and Exchange Commission employees across multiple offices and divisions. Interested vendors must currently offer a subscription that meets the draft requirements attached to the notice and are registered in SAM. Responses are due by April 5th and must include a company overview, seven page description of how the subscription meets the requirements, a sample newsletter, and a price estimate. The SEC will use responses for market research purposes only and no award is guaranteed.
There is no set-aside designated for this requirement. The legal news subscription being sought would fall under NAICS code 519130 (Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals) and PSC code R699 (Information and Communication Services). No incumbent or current contractor was identified. The notice did not provide any potential award values or budget ranges but indicated the subscription would provide access for approximately 4,200 SEC employees.
50310221Q0033 Securities and Exchange Commission
3/23/21, 11:13 AM Notification of the SEC’s intent to award a sole source purchase order for Legal News subscription
The Securities and Exchange Commission published a Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice on June 24, 2021 for a subscription to Portfolio Media Inc.'s proprietary legal news content and delivery method. The SEC required this specific subscription and conducted a sources sought notice that did not return any other capable providers. On June 23, 2021, the SEC awarded an undisclosed contract value to an unknown vendor for this sole source subscription to Portfolio Media Inc., as the contracting officer determined their anticipated price to be fair and reasonable based on market research and past pricing.
50310221Q0045 Securities and Exchange Commission
6/24/21, 1:28 PM Notification of the SEC’s intent to award a sole source purchase order for Legal News subscription
The Securities and Exchange Commission published a Special Notice to award a sole source purchase order to Portfolio Media Inc. for a legal news subscription. The SEC requires access to proprietary legal news content covering various practice areas that is only available through Portfolio Media's Law360 platform.
The Special Notice is to procure an enterprise subscription to Law360's legal news covering litigation and regulatory developments in key business practice areas. Interested parties have until May 7, 2021 to identify their interest and capabilities to meet the requirement, though a competitive solicitation will not be issued as Portfolio Media is the only source that can provide the required content and delivery method. The anticipated base period of performance is 24 months with three additional 12-month option periods. While the estimated value is below the FAR Part 13 threshold, the SEC will consider responses demonstrating a party's ability to fulfill the requirement.
50310221Q0045 Securities and Exchange Commission
5/4/21, 5:38 PM