Special Notice SOW - Politico.pdf

Date: 06/20/2026

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

STATEMENT OF WORK

For

Politico Pro/E&E News Subscription

Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, D.C. 20590

1. INTRODUCTION

The OST Office of Public Affairs is seeking a subscription service with Politico Pro and E&E News.

POLITICO Pro pairs its original reporting with integrated functionality designed to support day-to-day operational needs tracking, preparation, verification, and rapid response without switching between systems.

Legislative tracking (Legislative Compass) Track federal and state bills, amendments, and activity in real time. POLITICO Pro offers a robust suite of tools including bill summaries, alongside proprietary analysis to streamline legislative tracking.

View historical archives and bill movement context to support continuity across administrations and sessions

Create issue-specific tracking lists to align policy monitoring with program priorities

2. Scope:

3 CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL AND POSITION COUNT REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide the following support for the designated period of performance as outlined below and in the Politico Pro Tech and Capabilities:

Policy Reporting & Intelligence

• Proprietary policy journalism produced by 300+ reporters, editors, and analysts.

• Coverage across 22 federal and state policy areas.

• Reporting on legislative negotiations, regulatory developments, appropriations activity, and congressional oversight.

• Early reporting on draft legislation and regulatory negotiations.

• Policy newsletters, digests, and real-time alerts.

ProAnalysis Content • Bill analysis summarizing legislative provisions and timelines.

• Issue analysis interpreting policy developments and regulatory activity.

• Policy data visualizations and analytical reports.

• Downloadable analysis and datasets supporting policy research.

Legislative Tracking – Legislative Compass

• Federal legislative tracking with 25+ years of legislative data.

• State legislative tracking across all 50 states.

• Bill summaries, sponsors, co-sponsors, and legislative actions.

• Committee activity and vote tracking.

• Bill version comparison tools.

• Personalized legislative dashboards and alerts.

Regulatory Tracking – Regulatory Compass

• Federal and state regulatory tracking tools.

• Rule tracking by RIN, docket number, and CFR citation.

• Monitoring rulemaking timelines and public comment periods.

• Access to rulemaking documentation and regulatory updates.

Dialogue Tracking • Monitoring congressional floor statements.

• Tracking policymaker press releases and public statements.

• Monitoring committee hearing discussions and policy commentary.

4. LABOR DESCRIPTIONS AND STAFF QUALIFICATIONS

Subscription and support services will be provided to 1 user for Politico Pro and 3 users for E&E News.

5. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The Period of Performance (POP) for this Task Order shall be date of award through a 12-month period. The Government reserves the right to extend this task order for no more than 2-option periods.

6. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Offsite/remote customer service will be provided as outlined below:

• Dedicated customer success support.

• Platform onboarding and user training.

• Configuration assistance for alerts and tracking tools.

• Technical help desk and troubleshooting support.

Attachment 1 - Non-Disclosure Form

CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

It is understood that as part of my official duties under the __________________________ Contract, I may come in contact with Government procurement sensitive information or proprietary business information from other contractors (e.g., cost data). I, as an official Government contractor employee, certify that I will not disclose, publish, divulge, release, or make known, in any manner or to any extent, to any individual other than an appropriate or authorized Government employee, the content of any sensitive information provided during the course of my employment. I understand that for the purpose of this agreement, sensitive information is to include procurement data, contract information, plans, strategies or other information not of a publicly released and available nature through appropriate sources.

I further certify that I will use proprietary business information only for official purposes in the performance of the _____________________ Contract, and will disclose such information only to those individuals who have a specific need to know in performance of official Government duties. I specifically will not disclose any such information to employees of my company or any other contractor employees who have not signed an applicable non-disclosure agreement. I will take all reasonable precautions to protect and to prevent the unauthorized disclosure and use of such information.

I hereby certify that I have read the non-disclosure agreement described above and I am familiar with the directives and policies governing the disclosure of sensitive information. I will fully and completely observe these directives and will not disclose such information to any unauthorized person, or use any information obtained for private use or gain at any time.

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