A20 Notice of Intent to Sole Source Factiva (1).pdf
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This is a Notice of Intent to Issue a Sole Source Award, issued by the Department of War's Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate. The Government intends to award a sole source contract to Factiva, Inc., a subsidiary of Dow Jones & Company, located in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, under the authority of FAR 6.103-1. The contract will provide an enterprise subscription to the Dow Jones Factiva platform for the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs, with the justification that no other responsible source can satisfy the agency's requirements.
The subscription will include AI-enabled news services, licensed news content, Article API access, and expanded user capacity to support full enterprise-wide access. The proposed period of performance consists of one base year of twelve months and two optional 12-month option years. The NAICS code is 519290 (Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services) with a small business size standard of 1,000 million in average revenue. The notice explicitly states this is not a request for proposals or quotations, and the Government reserves the right to cancel the sole source award. The contracting office is located at 4800 Mark Center Drive Suite 09F09, Alexandria, Virginia 22350, with Leanne M. Condren serving as the primary point of contact and Lisa K. Brown as the secondary contact.
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ACQUISITION
DIRECTORATE
DEPARTMENT OF WAR
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES
1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE – THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT
TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD CONTRACT TO FACTIVA, INC., DOW JONES &
COMPANY, INC. TO PROVIDE AN ENTERPRISE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE DOW JONES
FACTIVA PLATFORM FOR THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR
FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
The Department of War (DOW), Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, (WHS/AD) intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.103-1 “only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.”
The WHS/AD intends to award a sole-source contract to Factiva, Inc., located in Monmouth Junction, NJ. This contract will provide an enterprise subscription to the Dow Jones Factiva platform. Due to expanding mission requirements, the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (OATSD(PA)) now requires full enterprise-wide access. This subscription will include AI-enabled news services, licensed news content, Article API access, and expanded user capacity.
The Government is considering a period of performance of one (1) base year of twelve (12)-months and two (2) 12-month option years.
Further, 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 to not compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely to determine whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of 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 1,000 million in average.
Contracting Office Address:
4800 Mark Center Drive Suite 09F09 Alexandria, Virginia 22350
Primary Point of Contact:
Leanne M. Condren Contracting Officer leanne.m.condren.civ@mail.mil
Secondary Point of Contact:
Lisa K. Brown Contract Specialist lisa.k.brown1.civ@mail.mil mailto:leanne.m.condren.civ@mail.mil mailto:lisa.k.brown1.civ@mail.mil
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