Notification of the SEC's Intent to award a purchase order for subscription to the Wiley Online Library
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 50310226Q0112
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20549, United States
- Points of contact
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About this opportunity
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a fixed-price purchase order to John Wiley & Sons Inc for a subscription to the Wiley Online Library. This notice was posted on December 30, 2025, and represents a non-competitive procurement under FAR Part 12.102. The SEC has determined that John Wiley & Sons Inc is the only source capable of fully meeting the agency's requirements for electronic journal access. The subscription will provide access to specialized journals covering finance and accounting topics. The anticipated award date is January 15, 2026, and the total contract value will be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
The primary objective of this procurement is to obtain continued access to the Wiley Online Library's comprehensive collection of electronic journals with searchable functionality for the most recent issues and historical backfiles. Interested parties must submit evidence of their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by January 5, 2026, the response deadline for this notice. Although this is not a competitive solicitation and no Requests for Proposal will be issued, the SEC will consider proposals from qualified alternatives that demonstrate they can meet the agency's needs. The purchase order will operate on a fixed-price basis with an anticipated performance period of one Base Year plus four Option Years. This procurement is designated as a civilian agency contract with no set-aside provisions applied.
Notice text
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order to John Wiley Sons Inc for subscription to the Wiley Online Library for access to electronic journals with specialty in topics including finance and accounting. The Contracting Officer has determined that John Wiley Sons Inc is the only source that can fully meet the SEC’s requirement in accordance with FAR Part 12.102. The required journals are produced under copyright and therefore must be licensed from the publisher, John Wiley Sons Inc. Additionally, the Wiley Online Library interface is the only source that provides searchable access to the most recent journal issues with their backfiles.
The SEC intends to award a purchase order to John Wiley Sons Inc on or about January 15, 2026. The period of performance of the purchase order is anticipated to be for one Base Year and four Option Years. The total award value will be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
This notice is not a competitive request for proposals. A competitive solicitation will not be issued. However, the government will give consideration to interested parties that identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals by the response date of this notice.
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