Notice of intent to issue a sole source contract f

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking to issue a sole source purchase order with FiscalNote for application subscription services for its Office of Public Affairs. The contract will provide Curate and Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Roll Call subscriptions to support the agency's outreach mission, including access to Congressional news, appropriations tracking, committee markup summaries, legislative tracking, and current Congressional staff contact information. The solicitation follows FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) guidelines for a sole source procurement, with FiscalNote identified as the exclusive provider and copyright holder of these services. Interested parties may submit capability statements or quotations by 11:00 am Eastern Time on February 14, 2025, directly to the Contracting Officer via email. The procurement is categorized under NAICS code 541511 for Custom Computer Programming Services and PSC code R708 for Management Support: Public Relations.

The contract will be a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order below the simplified acquisition threshold, structured with a 12-month base period and two potential 12-month option periods. No specific set-aside designation has been applied to this procurement. While the exact award value is not specified in the documentation, the contract is designed for BOEM's Office of Public Affairs to maintain critical legislative and congressional tracking capabilities. FiscalNote is the sole identified potential contractor, with the place of performance likely to be within the Department of the Interior's operational environment. The procurement process allows for potential alternative vendors to submit capability statements, though FiscalNote is currently positioned as the sole responsible source for these specific subscription services.