Enterprise digital subscription to the financial times
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 50310223P0052
- Awardee
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Financial Times Limited(The) UEI MS65WL9QL8F5
- Awarding agency
-
Securities and Exchange Commission
- Obligated
- $417,010
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- Notification of the SEC’s intent to award a sole source purchase order for subscription to The Financial Times Special Notice · 50310223Q0137 · Posted Aug 21, 2023
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $417,010.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- PSC
- 7H20 It And Telecom - Platform Products: Database, Mainframe, Middleware (Hw, Perpetual License Software)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC 20549, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $417,010 |
About this award
The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded a $417,010 firm fixed-price purchase order to Financial Times Limited for an enterprise digital subscription to The Financial Times spanning 24 months through September 17, 2025. The SEC pursued a sole-source acquisition under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13.501(a) procedures, determining that The Financial Times' copyrighted financial market reporting, regulatory analysis, and global fund management coverage could not be obtained from alternative sources. The contract was awarded without competitive solicitation or small business set-aside designation, reflecting the proprietary nature of the vendor's content and its unique capability to meet the agency's specialized editorial requirements.
Financial Times Limited, a London-based foreign-owned media company, maintains an active contracting presence across multiple federal civilian agencies including the Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, and Justice, as well as financial regulatory bodies such as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bank. The vendor delivers digital subscription access to FT.com and associated premium financial intelligence databases that support federal government functions including policy analysis, economic research, and strategic decision-making. This SEC contract represents a standard application of The Financial Times' enterprise-wide licensing model within the federal government.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 50310223P0052?
50310223P0052 was awarded to Financial Times Limited(The) by Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2023.
How much is contract 50310223P0052 worth?
The government has obligated $417,010 on 50310223P0052.
Was contract 50310223P0052 competed?
The government received 1 offer.
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