Commercial of the Shelf (COTS) Legal Education Services Relevant to Financial Markets
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- PRDA260031
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- PSC
- U009 Education/Training- General
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20581, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a Special Notice on December 9, 2025, regarding its intent to award a sole source purchase order for Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Legal Education Services. The notice indicates that the CFTC plans to contract with Practising Law Institute (PLI) to provide continuing legal education (CLE) accredited training solutions that enable CFTC personnel to meet and maintain state certification requirements. This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 and is explicitly stated as not being a request for competitive proposals. The CFTC has determined that PLI is the only known source capable of providing these specialized services and is unaware of alternative solutions in the market.
The primary objective is to secure a comprehensive legal education training solution that serves both classroom and virtual delivery formats to support employee state certification compliance. The deadline for interested parties to submit written responses demonstrating capability is 12:00 PM ET on December 16, 2025, with all submissions subject to evaluation solely for market research purposes. Written responses must contain sufficient information to establish the respondent's ability to fulfill the requirement; oral communications will not be accepted. The contract is structured with a one-year base period beginning January 1, 2026, and extending through December 31, 2026, with four optional one-year renewal periods. The CFTC reserves the sole discretion to determine whether to pursue this requirement competitively and will not bear any costs associated with responses to this announcement. This procurement falls under NAICS code 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training) and PSC code U009 (Education/Training—General).
Notice text
This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract, and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) intends to award a purchase order to Practising Law Institute (PLI) on a sole source basis to obtain a commercial off-the-shelf (“COTS”) continuing legal education (“CLE”) accredited training solution that enables CFTC’s personnel to meet/maintain state certification requirements through means of classroom and virtual legal education services, as required for state certification.
The period of performance for this requirement is one (1) base year (January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026) and four (4) consecutive 1-year option periods.
PLI is the only known source for these services, and the CFTC is unaware of any alternative solutions. The Government intends to procure this requirement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(a) as established by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO). THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS nor a solicitation of offers. However, the Government will consider written responses from all responsible sources received by 12:00pm ET, December 16, 2025. Written responses must include sufficient information to establish capability to fulfill the requirement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of Market Research. A determination not to compete this requirement is solely at the discretion of the Government. No formal solicitation package is available. The Government will not be responsible for any costs of preparation in response to this announcement.
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