Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Energy & Environment News Subscription
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1144764
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- Place of performance
- Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, specifically the Procurement & Property Services Field Procurement Operations in the Southwest Zone, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Purchase Order. The procurement is for a one-year subscription to Energy & Environment News from Politico Pro. This notice, published on January 21, 2025, is being conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106, which allows for limited competition in certain procurement scenarios. The subscription falls under NAICS code 519290 for Libraries and Archives, with a size standard of $1,000. The agency has determined that Politico Pro is the most suitable source for their specific information needs related to energy and environmental news coverage.
Interested contractors have a narrow window to respond to this Special Notice, with submissions due by January 28, 2025, at 4:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time. The procurement is set aside for small businesses, and while this is technically a sole source award, the Forest Service is allowing potential contractors to demonstrate their capability to meet the requirement within three days of the announcement. Contractors wishing to provide input or ask questions can contact the Administrative Contract Officer, Kimberly Grezeszak, at 208-986-1523 or via email. The anticipated award date is January 30, 2025, and the contract will be a Firm-Fixed Price Delivery Order. It is important to note that this announcement is for informational purposes only, and it is not a competitive solicitation. Potential vendors should understand that the Forest Service has already determined Politico Pro as the most appropriate source for their energy and environmental news subscription needs.
Notice text
THIS IS INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONY. Under the authority of FAR 13.106, the US Forest Service Procurement & Property Services Field Procurement Operations, Southwest Zone, Contracting Service Area #5 intends to award, on a sole source basis, a Firm Fixed Purchase Order (PO), for the purchase of a one year Energy & Environment News Subscription.
Anticipated Award date is on or about 30 January 2025. The NAICS Code is 519290, Libraries and Archives Size Standard is 1,00. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement within three (3) days of this announcement. Responses are due No Later Than 28 January 2025, 4:00pm Mountain Daylight Time. Questions may be addressed to the Administrative Contract Officer, Kimberly Grezeszak at 208-986-1523 or by e-mail: kimberly.grezeszak@usda.gov.
This announcement is published for informational purpose only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. Request for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged.
USDA Forest Service will award on a sole source basis under the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition 13.106(b)(1) Limiting sources. USDA Forest Service has identified the need to procure supplies and services with Politico Pro. This action is going to be executed as a Sole Source Firm-Fixed Price type Delivery Order to Politico Pro. Please find attached Sole Source Justification.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 127EAV24P0007 EE News Subscription FAR 13 Under SAT Justification SS justification_rw.docx | DOCX document |
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