Bloomberg Web-Based Subscription for Congressional Reporting Services

Pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Acquisition Management Services (AMS), on behalf of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) intends to sole source to:

BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.
731 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10022-1331

In accordance with FAR 5.207(c), ACF's requirement is described as follows:

(1) National Stock Number (NSN): N/A

(2) Specification: Bloomberg Web-Based Subscription for Congressional Reporting Services.

(3) Manufacturer: N/A

(4) Functional Description: Bloomberg Web-Based Subscription for Congressional Reporting Services.

(5) Predominant material of manufacture: N/A

(6) Quantity: N/A

(7) Unit of issue: N/A

(8) Destination information:

OS/ACF
330 C Street, SW
Suite 5020D
Washington, DC 20201

(9) Delivery Schedule: Delivery of products - N/A

(10) Duration of the contract period: September 30, 2018 through September 29, 2019 plus Four (4) 12 Months Option Periods.

(11) Sustainable acquisition requirements: N/A

(12) Description of Procedure: This is a pre-solicitation notice of intent to sole source. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. The anticipated award date is no later than August 1, 2018.

(13) Architect-Engineer Project: N/A

(14) Trade Agreement Clauses: N/A

(15) Sole Source Justification: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Acquisition Management Services (AMS), on behalf of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) intends to sole source to:

BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.
731 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10022-1331
(16) This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. All responsible sources that have determined that they can provide the same services may submit product information and a capabilities statement. The email subject line must reference ACF222863 - Bloomberg Subscription. All responses are due by July 25, 2018 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time and can be sent to Epe Pacantara at Epe.Pacantara@psc.hhs.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

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