Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Single Source Purchase Order to Wilmington Compliance Week Inc

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a single source basis to Wilmington Compliance Week Inc. for full internet access subscription to Compliance Week for 50 users within the SEC. The SEC requires this subscription for Section 404 compliance data information. Market research has been conducted by the SEC and there have been no other sources identified that can provide the required content and Compliance Week license subscription is under copyright protection; therefore, it has been determined that Compliance Week is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b).

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 order shall be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

The SEC intends to award a purchase order to Compliance Week on or about November 1, 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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