NewsBank Access World News, Heritage Hub, and Armed Services and Government News
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15JL1B25R00000009
- Agency
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Offices Boards and Divisions
Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 424920 Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20530, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, intends to procure online subscriptions to three NewsBank services: Access World News, Heritage Hub, and Armed Services and Government News on a sole-source basis. Access World News provides current and archived news content from over 14,500 sources globally covering multiple academic and professional disciplines, while Heritage Hub consolidates obituaries and funeral home notices from all U.S. states and territories, and Armed Services and Government News contains content from more than 200 military publications. All content must be searchable from a single database, and contractors must be fully registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). The procurement is justified under 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as having only one responsible source, and interested parties must respond within fourteen days of the July 16, 2025 posting date with detailed documentation demonstrating their ability to provide the proprietary content. Responses must be submitted via email to marla.chesler@usdoj.gov by July 31, 2025, and will be used solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement rather than being considered as bids or proposals.
This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designations and no current contractors or incumbents are identified in the notice. The anticipated period of performance under any resultant purchase orders will be one year, though no specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed. The procurement falls under NAICS code 424920 for Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers and PSC code 7630 for Newspapers and Periodicals. The place of performance is Washington, DC 20530, and the government reserves the right to determine whether to open this requirement to competition based solely on the written responses received. The solicitation will not be distributed on the General Services Administration website, and various standard Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions apply to any resulting contract.
Notice text
The Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, intends to procure on a sole-source basis online subscriptions to Access World News, Heritage Hub, and Armed Services and Government News. Access World News provides current and archived news content from more than 14,500 sources from countries and territories in North America, United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Central America, and South America. The content covers history, political science, business and economics, health sciences, religion, communications and journalism. Heritage Hub consolidates obituaries and funeral home notices from all U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia. Armed Services and Government News contains content from more than 200 military publications including Air Force Times, Army Times, Defense News, Federal Times, Marine Corp Times, and Navy Times. All the content must be searchable from a single database.
The statutory authority for the proposed procurement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), only one responsible source. Contractors must be fully and actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). The solicitation will not be distributed on the General Services Administration website (https://sam.gov/). This is not a formal solicitation, however, interested concerns must respond within fourteen (14) days from the date of this synopsis with written documentation, detailed data and information that clearly demonstrates their ability to provide the proprietary content described above. Responses received because of this notice of intent shall be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses will not be considered as either bids or proposals.
Provisions: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms & Conditions Commercial Acquisitions; FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Apr 2010), FAR 52.232.-12 Invoices, FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 2013), 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-21; Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies, IR1052.232-7003 Electronic Invoicing & Payment Requirements for Invoice Processing Platform; FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunication & Video Surveillance Services or Equipment; FAR 52,204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications & Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
The anticipated period of performance under any resultant purchase orders will be one (1) year.
A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition based upon the written responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be submitted via email at marla.chesler@usdoj.gov.
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