POLITICO Pro Subscription

Added: Aug 25, 2015 3:40 pm

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) hereby gives notice of its intent to award a contract to POLITICO Pro at 1100 Wilson Blvd, 8th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209 on a sole source basiss in accordance with 41 USC(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and not other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The OCC has a requirement to establish a contract for licenses for online access to POLITICO Pro, which provides access to real-time news, real-time email alerts, newsletters, and reports. The data provided by these subscriptions is unique to POLITICO Pro and cannot be obtained via any other source.

This is not a request for competitive proposals; however, the Government will consider responses from all responsible sources received within seven days after date of publication of this notice. Responses must be supported with clear and convincing evidence to clearly be able to provide the services outlined in this notice. Any responses received will only be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in lieu of the sole source described in this notice, and such determination shall be made at the sole discretion of the OCC.

A redacted copy of the justification prepared for this procurement will follow at a later date.