Notification of the SEC’s intent to award a sole source contract for subscription to legal research platform

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price contract on a sole source basis to CCH Incorporated using the procedures of FAR Part 13.501(a) for enterprise subscription to a web-based platform that provides federal, state, and international securities information, commodities and derivatives information, and stock exchange publications. The subscription shall provide electronic access to a collection of stock exchange guides and securities publications.  The required securities publications includefederal and state statutes, related regulations, rules, case law, handbooks, agency issuances, and reports, along with annotated commentary and analysis.  The SEC requires that the platform interface provide enhanced functionality features for efficiency in searching materials, organization of information and presentation of content.   CCH Incorporated is the only known source which provides all of the required information with enhanced interface functionality required by the SEC. 

The total estimated value of the contract is below the dollar threshold in FAR 13.5 for the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items.  The anticipated period of performance of the contract is a Base Period of 12 months and four Option Periods of 12 months each.  The SEC anticipates awarding a contract to CCH Incorporated on or about March 30th, 2023.

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.