BETASAM PRESOL SSJ.docx

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENTS UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

1. Describe the requirement, as well as the total estimated dollar value. Please note that the requirement is the minimum acceptable specification or capability, and is not necessarily the best in the industry. Please note whether any additional follow-on work is anticipated in response to the current proposed effort.

The National Agricultural Library (NAL) has a requirement for full, immediate, continuous unlimited electronic access to the U.S. edition of the Wall Street Journal via WSJ.com and the WSJ App40+; WSJ newsletters, including Markets and Real Time; Economics Daily podcasts, including The Journal and Minute Briefing; Customizable industry news and alerts for financial services, health care, commercial real estate and more; and WSJ+ membership, which features exclusive offers, experiences and content. Subscription to WSJ.com is for use by USDA employees at locations worldwide; and USDA contractors, cooperators and volunteers performing work on behalf of USDA and acting within the scope of their relationship with USDA during the term of subscription.

2. List the proposed vendor and contact information.

DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC

1211 Avenue Of The Americas New York NY 10036-8701 Evan Pruden, Account Executive - Corporate Memberships O: 212 - 416 – 2411 E: Evan.Pruden@dowjones.com A: 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 U.S. Customer Service: 800.348.3555 | WSJCorp@dowjones.com

3. Describe why the proposed vendor is the only vendor from which the requirement can be obtained. Examples of acceptable justifications include but are not limited to: sole manufacturer and seller, adherence to warranty provisions, urgency, etc. If other vendors can provide similar products or services, describe why they cannot meet our particular requirement. Attach supporting market research documentation.

Dow Jones holds the copyright to the content of WSJ.com, which is unique and not available from any other source. Dow Jones is the only source capable of supplying NAL’s requirements for immediate (unembargoed) and complete electronic access via the Internet for all USDA users to WSJ.com content. No other source, such as electronic resource providers (aggregators) may deliver contents without a direct license from the publisher, Dow Jones, and none provide the complete, unembargoed contents of the Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones terms of use are posted at https://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/reprints-wsj-terms.html