Purchase Order 50310223P0052
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- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a Firm Fixed Price purchase order valued at $189,291.00 to Financial Times Limited (The), doing business as Financial Times, for an electronic enterprise subscription to the Financial Times newspaper. This contract has a period of performance through September 17, 2023. The SEC determined that Financial Times Limited is the sole source capable of meeting their specialized financial and business news requirements, as the content is...
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Financial Times Limited, a foreign-owned for-profit company, for a twelve-month subscription to the Financial Times newspaper and related online content. The contract has a potential value of $156,591.00 and does not involve any small business set-aside designations. The SEC determined that Financial Times Limited is the sole source capable of meeting the agency's requirement for specialized...
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Financial Times Limited, a foreign-owned for-profit media company based in the United Kingdom. The $443,387 contract is for a digital subscription to the Financial Times newspaper, which provides specialized financial news, analysis, and data services that the SEC requires for its policy analysis, economic research, and financial intelligence functions. This sole-source procurement was determined...
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a $97,845 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Financial Times Limited (The), a foreign-owned for-profit media and information services company, for a 12-month enterprise digital subscription to the Financial Times newspaper. The award is not associated with a larger contract vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation. The SEC determined Financial Times Limited was the sole source capable of meeting the agency's requirement for...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to Financial Times Limited, doing business as Financial Times, a globally recognized media and information services company headquartered in the United Kingdom. The contract, valued at $188,073.00, is for a FT.com digital subscription, with a period of performance ending on February 20, 2025. The contract does not have a set-aside designation, reflecting Financial Times' status as a...
- The Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order contract to Financial Times Limited (The), a foreign-owned for-profit organization doing business as Financial Times. The $929,041.00 contract is for the provision of online news and business information platform subscriptions and related services to various government agencies, including the Departments of Treasury, Justice, Agriculture, and State. The contract does not have a small business set-aside...
- The U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order contract to Financial Times Limited, a foreign-owned for-profit organization doing business as Financial Times. The $48,825.00 contract is for Financial Times to provide online news and business information services, including subscriptions to FT.com, its premium digital content platform, to various government agencies such as the Departments of Treasury, Justice, Agriculture, Commerce, and State. This contract...
- The U.S. federal agency Bureau of Administration awarded a purchase order contract to Financial Times Limited (The), doing business as Financial Times, for the renewal of a content license subscription to the FT.com platform. The firm fixed-price contract has a ceiling value of $175,579.01 and an ultimate completion date of October 14, 2019. The contract does not have a small business set-aside designation. Financial Times Limited is a foreign-owned, for-profit organization that specializes in...
- This is a firm-fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to the prime contractor Financial Times Limited. The contract has a potential value of $72,144.00 and a completion date of March 24, 2025. The contract is for the provision of an online news and business information platform, including subscriptions to FT.com, the Financial Times' premium online content service offering specialized financial reporting and analysis....
- This is a firm-fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of State Bureau of Administration to Financial Times Limited, a foreign-owned for-profit company doing business as Financial Times. The $162,638.00 contract provides an annual renewal of a digital content license for Financial Times' online news and business information platform. Financial Times Limited has previously held similar contracts with various government agencies, including the Departments of Treasury, Justice,...
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.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Notification of the SEC’s intent to award a sole source purchase order for subscription to The Financial Times | 50310223Q0137 | Securities and Exchange Commission | Special Notice 1/3 | 8/21/23, 4:29 PM | |
Justification for sole source purchase order for subscription to The Financial Times | 50310223P0052 | Securities and Exchange Commission | Limited / Sole Source Justification 3/3 | 9/15/23, 6:25 PM | |
Award Notification for sole source purchase order for subscription to The Financial Times | 50310223P0052 | Securities and Exchange Commission | Award Notice 2/3 | 9/15/23, 6:13 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 4/11/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $417.0k | 9/10/23 |