CFTC Sole Source - Elsevier ScienceDirect

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is seeking to procure a renewal of ScienceDirect journal subscriptions through a sole source contract with Elsevier BV. The agency requires ongoing access to six specialized academic journals—Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Financial Markets, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, and Journal of Monetary Economics—to support its market surveillance and commodity trading oversight activities. Written responses from all responsible sources are being accepted through December 19, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET, and must demonstrate sufficient capability to fulfill the requirement; however, this notice is not a competitive solicitation and oral communications will not be accepted. The government will consider responses solely for future market research purposes and reserves the right not to compete this requirement at its sole discretion. The anticipated award date is December 30, 2025, and the government will not reimburse any costs incurred in preparing responses.

This procurement utilizes no set-aside designation and is being conducted as a sole source award to the incumbent contractor, Elsevier BV, under FAR provisions 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901. The contract structure includes one base year and four one-year option periods, resulting in a total performance period of five years. While specific budget values are not disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, the recurring nature of academic journal subscriptions and the multi-year commitment indicate a sustained financial requirement. Interested parties should note that this opportunity falls under NAICS code 513120 (Periodical Publishers) and PSC code 7630 (Newspapers and Periodicals), and all inquiries must be submitted in written form by the stated deadline.