Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Single Source Purchase Order to Ithaka Harbors, Inc.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a single source basis to Ithaka Harbors, Inc. for subscription to a full-text searchable archive of leading scholarly business journals. The Contracting Officer has determined that Ithaka Harbors, Inc. is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b) because Ithaka Harbors, Inc. is the only known source that provides the assortment of information in a complete depth of archives with digital preservation and perpetual access required by the SEC.

The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be one (1) Base Period of 12-months and four (4) Option Periods of 12-months each, and the total value of the purchase order shall be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

The SEC intends to award a purchase order to Ithaka Harbors, Inc. on or about December 13, 2018. 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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