Intent to Sole Source National Consumer Law Center Digital Library
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519210 Libraries and Archives
- PSC
- R605 Support- Administrative: Library
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20552, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract to the National Consumer Law Center for a subscription to their Digital Library. The notice was posted on September 25, 2025, with responses due by October 10, 2025. The CFPB is utilizing sole source authority under FAR 6.302-1, which allows for contracting without competition when only one responsible source can satisfy the agency's requirements. This acquisition falls under NAICS code 519210 for Libraries and Archives and PSC code R605 for Support-Administrative Library services. The contract will provide the CFPB with access to specialized consumer law research materials and treatises.
The CFPB's objective is to obtain access to unique scholarly content that is critical to their regulatory mission and research activities. The National Consumer Law Center is identified as the sole producer of this specialized content, which includes continuously updated information on consumer law that is highly referenced by legal professionals. The subscription will provide IP-authenticated access to both current and retrospective content, along with copyright permissions that allow CFPB staff and on-site contractors to share materials within the Bureau without copyright liability concerns. Since this is a sole source procurement, there are no eligibility criteria for other contractors to compete, as the CFPB has determined that no equivalent content exists elsewhere and no other provider is authorized to distribute this specific collection of consumer law treatises and research materials.
Notice text
The CFPB intends to contract with National Consumer Law Center on a sole source basis, under authority 6.302-1, for a subscriptionto NCLC Digital Library Subscription. National Consumer Law Center has been identified as the only source capable of providing the required content in an arrangement that suits the needs of the CFPB.
The proposed contractor’s unique qualifications and the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited as follows:
The National Consumer Law Center is the sole producer of this unique content (see list below) and they do not license or authorize any other provider to sell and support access and use of the content on their platform. This scholarly material is specific and unique and is not published elsewhere. It is highly referenced and cited by professionals in the field of consumer law.
No equivalent content can replace the specific research produced and available in this collection of treatises by the National Consumer Law Center. The content on the National Consumer Law Center’s platform is updated continuously and includes information critical to the ongoing regulatory mission of CFPB. Immediate, unmediated access allows researchers to consult the literature without waiting for assistance from a librarian to procure articles as needed. By purchasing both print and online access to this content directly from the producer, the CFPB provides all staff and on-site contractors with copyright permissions to share the content within the Bureau. Without this coverage, CFPB could find itself liable for violating the copyrights of the publisher by sharing information produced by the National Consumer Law Center.
This content produced is used for the research and regulatory activities within CFPB and the currency of the information is critical for the successful function. The National Consumer Law Center provides IP-authenticated access to their platform and to all current content published during the License term and retrospective content as well as tables of content, full text and illustrations and any additional electronic content not included in the print versions.
Debtor Rights: Fair Debt Collection, Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Student Loan Law, Repossessions, Access to Utility Service
Mortgages & Foreclosures: Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Servicing and Loan Modifications, Home Foreclosures
Deception & Warranties: Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices, Federal Deception Law, Automobile Fraud, Consumer Warranty Law
National Housing Law Project: HUD Housing Programs: Tenants' Rights (The Green Book)
Credit & Banking: Fair Credit Reporting, Truth in Lending, Consumer Credit Regulation, Credit Discrimination, Consumer Banking and Payments Law
Consumer Litigation: Collection Actions, Consumer Class Actions, Consumer Arbitration Agreements, Consumer Law Pleadings
The identified contractor, National Consumer Law Center, is the publisher and is currently the only source for subscription.
NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE.
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