Notice of Intent – U. S. –Singapore Relations Booklet
Cancelled Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 19SN1025P0778
- Agency
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US Embassy Singapore
US Consulates and Embassies, Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 51319 Other Publishers
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20520, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Singapore has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source purchase order to the East-West Center in Washington, DC. The procurement involves research, drafting, design, printing, and digital hosting of a U.S.-Singapore Relations Booklet as part of the Asia Matters to America/America Matters to Asia series. The estimated contract value is $60,000 with a performance period from October 2025 to June 2026. The notice was posted on August 18, 2025, with responses due by August 29, 2025. This procurement falls under the "Other Publishers" NAICS category and relates to professional support services.
The primary objective is to produce a comprehensive publication examining U.S.-Singapore relations across eight thematic areas, including both print and digital versions for public diplomacy purposes. Key requirements include comprehensive research and data collection, manuscript drafting with infographics, layout formatting allowing for multiple revisions, printing 4,000 full-color copies for delivery in Singapore by June 2026, and digital hosting on AsiaMattersforAmerica.org for at least 12 months. The procurement is justified as sole source under FAR 13.106-1 because the East-West Center is the exclusive producer and administrator of the Asia Matters series and operates the only authorized platform for hosting these publications. Other U.S. Missions in Japan, Korea, Australia, and ASEAN have previously contributed to this standardized series, ensuring consistent format and broad visibility across U.S. Government-supported publications.
Notice text
Synopsis
The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Singapore, intends to award a sole source purchase order to the East-West Center, Washington, DC, for the research, drafting, design, printing, and digital hosting of a U.S.–Singapore Relations Booklet as part of the Asia Matters to America/America Matters to Asia series.
The East-West Center is the sole producer and administrator of the Asia Matters to America/America Matters to Asia series and the accompanying website, AsiaMattersforAmerica.org, which is the exclusive platform for hosting and disseminating these publications. Other U.S. Missions (Japan, Korea, Australia, ASEAN) have previously contributed to this series through grants and procurements, ensuring a standardized format, broad visibility, and comparability across U.S. Government-supported publications.
Scope of Work
The required services include:
• Comprehensive research and data collection across eight thematic areas.
• Drafting of the manuscript and creation of infographics.
• Layout and formatting for print and digital versions (up to two content revisions and two layout revisions).
• Printing of 4,000 full-color copies, to be delivered in Singapore by June 2026.
• Publication and hosting of the digital version on AsiaMattersforAmerica.org for a minimum of 12 months.
The estimated value of this requirement is $60,000. The anticipated period of performance is October 2025 – June 2026.
Justification
This procurement will be made on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1, as the East-West Center is the only organization with the legal and administrative authority to produce publications within the Asia Matters to America/America Matters to Asia series and host them on the AsiaMattersforAmerica.org platform.
Award to any other source would result in duplication of cost, loss of standardization, diminished visibility, and significant delays that would prevent the U.S. Embassy Singapore from meeting its public diplomacy objectives.
Responses
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, interested parties may submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to fulfill this requirement.
Responses shall be submitted via email to sgprocurementrfq@state.gov with the subject line: “Response to Notice of Intent – U.S.–Singapore Relations Booklet.”
Responses must be received no later than 17:00 PM Eastern on August 29, 2025.
The Government will review all responses received. If no responses are received that meet the requirements, a sole source contract will be awarded to the East-West Center.
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