Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Single Source Purchase Order for subscription to Institutional Investor Journals

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a single source basis to Institutional Investor Inc. for online enterprise subscription to multiple investment publications. The contracting officer has determined that Institutional Investor is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b). The publications are under copyright and therefore, not available from any other source.

The SEC intends to award a purchase order to Institutional Investor Inc. on or about December 17, 2015. The period of performance of the purchase order is anticipated to be one (1) Base Year and two (2) 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.