Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Financial Times

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for a Financial Times Digital Subscription contract. The agency intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price, two-year purchase order to Financial Times LTD. for enterprise-wide digital access to Financial Times Professional content. The contract structure includes one 12-month base year and one 12-month option year, with an estimated total value covering the period from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2027. The procurement falls under NAICS Code 519290 for Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services. DFC is utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) as outlined in FAR 13.501(a), which permits sole source procurement when only one responsible source can satisfy the agency's requirements.

The purpose of this acquisition is to provide DFC employees with digital access to Financial Times content to support their research, reference, and monitoring activities across global financial, business, and political environments. While this is not a formal solicitation, interested and responsible parties may submit capability statements by September 9, 2025, at 3:00 pm Eastern Time to Justine.Codling@dfc.gov for consideration. Contractors must provide clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the Government to potentially influence the decision toward competitive procurement in the future. The sole source justification is based on Financial Times' unique characteristics as a respected global publisher with proprietary content created by over 700 journalists, with digital access only available directly through Financial Times LTD. The Government reserves the right to make the final decision on whether to compete this procurement and will not reimburse any costs incurred by parties providing information in response to this notice.