Congressional Quarterly Subscriptions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has a requirement for web-based subscriptions to Congressional Quarterly publications.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; electronic quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined solicitation/synopsis is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

This document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-47.

See attached request for quote for complete details.

The FTC anticipates awarding a 1-year (12-month) base, with four 12-month option periods. The anticipated start date is October 1, 2017, therefore the base period of performance is October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018.

Submit all questions via email no later than 1:00 PM (ET) on Friday, August 18, 2017 to Dawn Cavallo at dcavallo@ftc.gov. The Government reserves the right to transmit questions and answers to all prospective offerors. 

Quotes must be submitted by email no later than 1:00 PM (ET) on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 to Dawn Cavallo, Contract Specialist at dcavallo@ftc.gov. In the subject line of the email, please use "RFQ # FTC17Q0002 - with offeror's Company Name." The electronic submission must be compatible with Microsoft Office 2010 or as an Adobe Acrobat PDFfile.

Quotes must show annual price for each severable title listed above for the base period and each option year, with an annual total for each period. The offer must acknowledge that the government, when exercising options, may extend the subscription period for either some or all titles in the list above, at its discretion, with no change in the option year pricing for titles being extended.