Intent to Sole Source - Financial Times Online

SPECIAL NOTICE TO SOLE SOURCE:

Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

POC: Angela C. Gallo | email:  angela.c.gallo@irs.gov

For: Financial Times Online Subscription Service

The Office of Business Solutions Acquisition (OBSA); Treasury Operations Branch, intends to negotiate a sole-source acquisition with Financial Times Corporation for subscription services to Financial Times Online with the approximate start date of December 1, 2023.

The Treasury Library provides convenient access to mission-critical information required by Departmental Offices, Treasury bureaus, and the public. Established in 1817, the Treasury Library is the second oldest federal library. The staff answer on-demand reference questions, assist with research projects, provide specialized training and orientations, maintain subscription access, curate alerts, and facilitate outreach programs, all while cataloging and caring for Treasury’s physical and electronic collections. Their work provides Treasury Departmental Offices and bureaus with pertinent information and sources to allow the Department to fulfill its mission to maintain a strong economy and create economic and job opportunities by promoting the conditions that enable economic growth and stability at home and abroad, strengthen national security by combating threats and protecting the integrity of the financial system, and manage the U.S. Government’s finances and resources effectively.

To achieve these deliverables, the Treasury Library and Treasury Departmental Offices require a subscription to an online, enterprise-wide service offering financial and economic reports and global financial news.

A 12-month base period plus four (4) 12-month option periods is contemplated for this acquisition.

No solicitation package will be issued. This special notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received no later than 2:00 PM, EST on October 10, 2023. Responses shall be submitted to Angela C. Gallo at angela.c.gallo@irs.gov.

Responses shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

1. The name of your company;

2. Company DUNS No and CAGE Code;

3. Point of Contact, and secondary contact, information;

4. The specific product(s) that your company offers that fulfills the same function as the items to be included on this order or evidence that your company is capable of providing the specific items mentioned above; and,

5. A description of that product(s) and its overall capabilities.

It is your responsibility to demonstrate how your product(s) is capable of providing the same functionality that exists with the products mentioned above. The Government will not seek additional information from your company if you fail to provide sufficient evidence of having a product capable of meeting the Government's needs.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government's Contracting Officer. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.