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Sole Source Notice

Description: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) intends to issue a sole source contract under the procedures reflected in FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) – Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available on or about 7 April 2019 to The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (BBNA) for Bloomberg Government Subscription Services. The contract period of performance will include a twelve-month base period with four twelve month-options. The total estimated value of the contract is expected to be nearly $107,500.00 (starting at approximately $21,500.00 for the base period).

Background The Office of Naval Research’s Congressional Affairs Office is seeking a comprehensive web-based access to a single point of intelligent resources on congressional news and legislative tracking; including custom search, data analysis, directories and tools. The web-based interface needs to be compatible with ONR’s information technology platform, currently serviced by Navy/Marine Corps Internet (NMCI). The proposed solutions under this solicitation must provide all the following functionality for (5) concurrent licensed users.

Requirement Online access to the website mentioned above should include the following:

1. Congressional data, analysis, and news

2. Legislation

3. New and news search

4. Member profiles

5. Calendar schedules

6. State and district profiles

7. Directory information

8. Agency information

9. Agency documents

10. Federal Register

11. Federal Budget

12. Procurement contracts and grant data

13. Company and vendor information

14. Industry specific news and analysis with emphasis on federal impact

15. Full customization and national affairs

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for this requirement are 541511. This notice is not a request for proposals or quotes. However, all responsible sources may submit a quotation and summary of technical capabilities, which, if received within 15 calendar days of publication of this notice, shall be considered by ONR. All responses must be submitted to the Government point of contact at the email address shown below. Any response to this notice must clearly show that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination not to open up the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Contracting Office Address:

Department of the Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR)

CODE ONR-254

875 North Randolph St.

Arlington, Virginia 22203-1995

Government Point of Contact:

Wyneisha Lewis, Contracting Specialist Wyneisha.Lewis@navy.mil