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***NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) - Office OF ASST ADM /F,  Silver Spring MD intends to negotiation, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Bloomberg Industry Group, INC, for the Bloomberg Government Subscription Service.

***The sole source determination is based on the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) required services to provide a subscription that provides comprehensive information and analytics for OAA policy professionals. Also deliver news, analytics, and data driven decision tools for federal contracting professionals. Bloomberg is the only provider that can provide the required analytics tools in a single subscription that includes hearing transcripts from White House press briefings and a breakdown of bills headed to the floor for a vote for NOAA Fisheries. Period of Performance is 04/24/2023 through 04/23/2028.

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