Notification of the SEC’s Intent to Award a Single Source Purchase Order to William S. Hein & Co. , Inc.
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 33000-26-0021
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source purchase order to William S. Hein & Co., Inc. for access to HeinOnline, a proprietary online research platform. The notice was posted on March 30, 2026, and indicates that the SEC has determined William S. Hein & Co. is the only source capable of reasonably meeting the agency's requirements under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12.102. This is not a competitive procurement, and no competitive solicitation will be issued. However, interested parties are invited to demonstrate their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by the response deadline of April 15, 2026. The anticipated award date is May 15, 2026.
The primary purpose of this procurement is to provide SEC staff with access to HeinOnline's comprehensive databases, which include periodicals, government documents, international resources, case law, and financial data necessary for the SEC's regulatory mission of maintaining fair and efficient markets and protecting investors. The purchase order will be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis with a period of performance consisting of one base year and four option years, with a total contract value below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. While this is a sole source award and no formal competitive solicitation will be issued, interested parties are encouraged to submit proposals or identify their capability to meet the requirement by April 15, 2026. The contract falls under NAICS code 519290 (Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services) and PSC code DA10 (IT and Telecom—Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service). Interested contractors should note that while the award is anticipated to proceed to William S. Hein & Co., the government will consider alternative proposals from qualified sources.
Notice text
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis to William S. Hein & Co., for access to HeinOnline. The NAICS code is 519290. The contracting officer has determined that Backstop Solutions Group is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirements in accordance with RFO Part 12.102.
HeinOnline is a proprietary online research platform with databases that provide periodicals, essential government documents, international resources, case law, and other critical data. SEC staff require access to these databases to aid in meeting the SEC’s mission to maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets and to protect investors. This requires effective monitoring of markets and markets development in areas of finance, economics, and accounting.
The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be one (1) base year and four (4) option years with a total value below the Simplified Acquisition Threshhold.
The SEC intends to award a purchase order to William S. Hein & Co. on or about May 15, 2026. 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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