A20 Notice of Intent Sole Source.pdf
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- DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT LIBRARY SUBSCRIPTIONS
- Solicitation number
- SY081220260913
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DOD Washington Headquarters Service
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This is a Notice of Intent to Issue a Sole Source Award from the Department of War, Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate. The government intends to award a sole source contract to Getty Images (US), Inc. for Digital Media Content Library subscriptions valued at $30,500.00. The award will be made under 41 U.S.C. 1901 using simplified procedures per Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1. The Individual and Planning, Performance, and Integration (PPIO) division requires a premium, enterprise-level subscription enabling authorized Government personnel to search, download, and license visual content for official use. Getty Images is identified as the only vendor meeting the government's requirements due to its exclusive collection of millions of high-resolution images and video clips, including extensive historical archives, current event coverage, and specialized content, along with comprehensive licensing agreements and indemnification provisions critical for government use in public-facing materials.
Interested parties may submit capability statements via email to whs.mcalex.ad.mbx.ks@mail.mil by 10:00 A.M. ET on August 28, 2026, referencing notice of intent number SY081220260913. All submissions must be in PDF format and demonstrate capability to provide the required services at no cost or obligation to the government. The contracting office is located at 4800 Mark Center Drive Suite 09F09, Alexandria, Virginia 22350, with primary contact Steven Yang and secondary contact Karen A. Smith serving as Contracting Officers. The primary NAICS code is 519290 (Web Search Portals and all other Information Services) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The government reserves the right to cancel the sole source award.
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES
1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155
ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE
August 24, 2026
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. PURSUANT TO REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL (RFO)
5.101(a), THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD
GETTY IMAGES (US), INC FOR DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT LIBRARY SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), on behalf of the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Individual and Planning, Performance, and Integration (PPIO), intends to perform a sole source award to Getty Images (US), Inc. for Digital Media Content Library subscriptions. The PPIO requires premium, enterprise-level subscription for media content library, enabling authorized Government personnel to search, download, and license visual content for official use. The estimated value of the contract is $30,500.00.
The anticipated award will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 under the procedures Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1, “Simplified procedures,” Getty Images (US), Inc is the only vendor to meet WHS PPIO’S Digital Media Content Library subscriptions requirement as they possess the exclusive collection of millions of high-resolution images and video clips, including extensive historical archives, current event coverage, and specialized content. Getty Images provides clearly defined usage rights for all visual content comprehensive licensing agreements and indemnification, which is a critical requirement for Government use in public-facing materials.
This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability for this scope of work by responding to this notice via email to whs.mc-alex.ad.mbx.ks@mail.mil with a PDF file, referencing notice of intent number SY081220260913, no later than 10:00 A.M. ET, August 28, 2026. All information submitted should support the offerors’ capability to provide the services required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 519290 Web Search Portals and all other Information Services with a Small business size standard of 1000 employees.
Contracting Office Address:
Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Suite 09F09 Alexandria, Virginia 22350
Primary Point of Contact:
Steven Yang Contracting Officer steven.yang3.civ@mail.mil
Secondary Point of Contact:
Karen A. Smith Contracting Officer karen.a.smith202.civ@mail.mil mailto:whs.mc-alex.ad.mbx.ks@mail.mil mailto:whs.mc-alex.ad.mbx.ks@mail.mil mailto:steven.yang3.civ@mail.mil mailto:steven.yang3.civ@mail.mil mailto:karen.a.smith202.civ@mail.mil
| THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. PURSUANT TO REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL (RFO) 5.101(a), THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD GETTY IMAGES (US), INC FOR Digital Media Content Library subscriptions |
| steven.yang3.civ@mail.mil |
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