Notice of award - PoliticoPro Subscription

This notice is posted in accordance with FAR 5.101(a)(2)...For proposed contract actions expected to exceed $15,000, but not expected to exceed $25,000; and FAR 5.207(c)(14)...noncompetitive contract actions.

Notice of award of a sole source procurement under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR 13). This notice is for information only, a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511110.

In accordance with FAR 13.106-1, the Government intends to negotiate a sole source contract for renewal of a 12-month subscription of PoliticoPro. Politico Pro Agriculture is a subscription-based news service that extensively reports on the U.S. Department of Agriculture and issues important to the Department. The articles published on this site are copyrighted and not available in the public domain. In order to fully support the mission of the Department, it is critical that USDA/OSEC/OCR staff are able to monitor and respond to these articles in a timely manner. OCR is unable to respond timely without access to this context. Having access to PoliticoPro Agriculture is critical to USDA's mission because of the in-depth coverage they provide on food safety, trade issues, nutrition programs, crop insurance, farm loans and the rural economy. The Government has determined that PoliticoPro, is the only source that will satisfy the agency requirements.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any firm that believes that it can meet the specifications above may give written notification to the Contracting Officer. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing to USDA/DA/OCP/POD/AMB-FTC, ATTN: Christine D. Wallace, 301 S. Howes St., Ste. 321, Fort Collins, CO 80521, or sent by email to Christine.Wallace@ftc.usda.gov. Interested sources may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Response to this sole source notice and justification is not required.

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