Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Single Source Purchase Order to the Bureau of National Affairs Inc.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a single source basis to the Bureau of National Affairs Inc. (BNA) for subscription to regulatory and legal publications. The Contracting Officer has reviewed the requirement and determined that BNA is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b) because the required publications are produced under copyright and electronic access to current content is only available through BNA. 

The SEC intends to award a purchase order to BNA on or about September 16, 2020.  The total award value of the purchase order will be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.  The anticipated period of performance is 12 months. 

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.