Notice of Intent to Single Source to UnderCurrent News
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FD-2026-480
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513110 Newspaper Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), issued a Notice of Intent to sole-source 26 subscription licenses for Undercurrent News over a base period plus two option years, with a deadline of August 21, 2026 for competing firms to submit substantiating documentation. This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 511110 (Newspaper Publishers).
NMFS asserts that Undercurrent News is the only vendor providing forward-looking, actionable seafood market intelligence required to inform NOAA Fisheries leadership on pricing, demand, and consolidation dynamics affecting recovery of priority species. Without this specific source, NMFS leadership would operate at a competitive disadvantage relative to industry. The period of performance extends through three years from date of award. Firms believing they can fully satisfy the government's requirements may submit written substantiating documentation to the identified point of contact within 15 days of publication. No competitive solicitation package is available.
Notice text
In compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations coupled with the provisions set forth by FAR Subpart 5.101(a)(1), this Notice is hereby published to inform of the following:The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authorities provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, with Undercurrent News.
The requirement is to procure the following: The objective of this contract is to secure 26 subscription licenses for a base with two option years.
The supporting rationale is that only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below:
Brand Name – Undercurrent News is one of four sources that NMFS used to deliver news, analytics, and data that drives decisions made by NMFS leadership. Undercurrent News specifically provides forward-looking, actionable, seafood market intelligence for NMFS. It is also used to shed light on pricing, demand, and consolidation dynamics, allowing NMFS to make decisions for NOAA Fisheries more effectively.
Business Impact – If this particular online source is not acquired, this would put NMFS leadership behind industry when making decisions about how to recover NOAA priority species.
The applicable Size Standard is North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 531110 with a Small business size standard of 1000 employees.
This Sole Source Determination is based on NOAA's requirement that Undercurrent News is the only Vendor that provides the requirements.
Period of performance is Date of Award through 3 years.
**THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
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