15 BetaSAM Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf

SPECIAL NOTICE TO SOLE SOURCE:

Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

POC: Nicole Gordon | email: nicole.d.gordon@irs.gov

For: Subscription to New York Times

The Department of Treasury’s Office of Privacy, Transparency, and Records (PTR), Treasury Library Services requires a renewal subscription to The New York Times Company Enterprise-Wide Site License & Group Subscription for Web and Smartphone App products. These services shall provide PTR’s Librarians and Treasury-wide customers with online access to mission-critical information and resources for daily research. Treasury’s Departmental Offices depends upon multiple national and international newspapers, each providing unique and invaluable information to Treasury’s employees. Preferable access to these newspapers is online, due to the efficiency and ease of obtaining the most current information, proprietary to the point of reference of the New York Times. The specific need for a digital subscription stems from its exclusive regional scope and content.

mailto:nicole.d.gordon@irs.gov