Politico pro annual subscription renewal

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) Soliciting from a Single Source with Politico LLC, Arlington, VA to renew NIST’s current POLITICO Pro subscription.  This is a sole source inasmuch as Politico LLC owns and controls all of the proprietary rights associated with the subscription and does not license the content for resale to any other data providers.  A firm fixed-price purchase order will be issued on or about 20 Nov 2020 for a 1-yr. period and include (4) 1-yr. option periods.  No solicitation package will be issued.  This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement.  Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to randy.schroyer@nist.gov.  The government will consider responses received by 5:00PM, EST, 30 Oct 2020.  Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement.  A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.  This notice of intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition.  No telephone requests will be honored.