Notice of Intent to Include Open Market Items in Delivery Order for Administrative Convenience

Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
FHF-25-Q-0062
Agency
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

PSC
7610 Books And Pamphlets
Place of performance
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has published a Special Notice regarding their intent to include open market items in a delivery order for administrative convenience. This notice, issued in accordance with FAR 8.402(f), informs the contracting community that FHFA will issue a delivery order under an existing Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract with West Publishing Corporation that includes items not available on the Federal Supply Schedule. The open market items consist of various legal publications, specifically United States Code Annotated (USCA) 2025 pocket parts for multiple titles and a Uniform Commercial Code official text comments fiscal year upkeep service. The agency emphasizes that these open market items will be clearly labeled as such and will be procured following all applicable acquisition regulations. The delivery order will be issued under GSA Contract # GS-02F-026DA to West Publishing Corporation.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to provide transparency and advance notification to the contracting community about FHFA's intention to combine FSS and open market items in a single delivery order for administrative efficiency. The agency commits to following all applicable acquisition regulations for the open market items, including requirements for publicizing, competition, commercial acquisition methods, and small business considerations. The Contracting Officer will ensure that prices for the open market items are fair and reasonable, and all appropriate clauses will be incorporated into the delivery order. This notice is purely informational and does not constitute a request for quotation, with interested parties directed to contact Laura Baker, Contracting Officer, for any questions. The procurement appears to be limited to the existing contractor, West Publishing Corporation, rather than being open to new bidders.

Notice text

Notice of Intent to Include Open Market Items in Delivery Order for Administrative Convenience

This notice is issued in accordance with FAR 8.402(f), which allows the inclusion of items not on the Federal Supply Schedule (open market items) in a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) delivery order for administrative convenience, provided all applicable requirements are met.

FHFA intends to issue a delivery order under an existing FSS contract that will include certain open market items. These open market items will be included solely for administrative convenience and will not be procured through the Federal Supply Schedule.

In accordance with FAR 8.402(f), the following conditions will be met:

  1. All applicable acquisition regulations related to the open market items will be followed, including requirements related to publicizing, competition, commercial acquisition methods, and small business considerations.
  2. The Contracting Officer will determine that the prices for the open market items are fair and reasonable.
  3. The open market items will be clearly labeled on the order as such and will conform to the line item numbering requirements in FAR Subpart 4.10.
  4. All clauses applicable to the open market items will be incorporated into the delivery order.

The following open market items will be included in the delivery order issued to West Publishing Corporation (GSA Contract # GS-02F-026DA):

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE OFFICIAL TEXT COMMENTS FISCAL YEAR UPKEEP SERVICE – 43346714

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T12 (1-180) – 43351328

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T12 (1701-1715Z-25) – 43351330

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T12 (1716-1810) – 43351181

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T12 (181-530) – 43352835

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T12 (1811-1822) – 43352836

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T12 (1823-2000) – 43351331

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T12 (2001-2700) – 43351182

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T12 (2701-4500) – 43352837

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T12 (4501-5400) – 43352142

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T12 (531-1700) – 43351329

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T12 (5401-END) – 43352838

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T15 (1692-1700) – 43352890

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T15 (1631-1680) – 43352681

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T15 (1681-1691f) – 43351511

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T18 (1-227) – 43351346

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T18 (228-371) – 43352847

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T18 (951-1070) – 41606917

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T18 (3161-3480) – 41606940

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T31 (5101-E) – 43352591

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T41 – 43351436

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T42 (3061-3700) – 43351140

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR T5 ALL – 43351470

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR TITLE 15 (1151-1630) – 43351509

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR TITLE 15 (290-638) – 43352678

USCA 2025 POCKET PARTS FOR TITLE 15 (638A-716) – 43351338

This notice is provided for informational purposes only and is not a request for quotation. Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Laura Baker, Contracting Officer, at Laura.Baker@fhfa.gov.

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