Sole Source Special Notice - 693JK426Q600002
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 693JK426Q600002
- Agency
-
Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513110 Newspaper Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20590, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Transportation's Office of the Secretary has issued a Sole Source Special Notice (693JK426Q600002) for a three-year subscription contract to Politico Pro services. The notice was posted on April 7, 2026, with a response deadline of April 9, 2026. This special notice represents a planned sole-source acquisition rather than a competitive procurement, indicating that the contracting officer has determined only one vendor can meet the Department's specific requirements. The contract is valued at approximately $170,700 across the entire performance period and will support 20 users within the Office of the Under Secretary for Transportation Policy Resource Directorate. The statutory basis for this sole-source procurement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a).
The primary objective of this acquisition is to continue DOT's access to Politico Pro's legislative and policy intelligence platform, which provides comprehensive coverage across 30 policy areas and supports the Department's need for current transportation, energy, defense, and healthcare policy information. The contracting officer determined that Politico Pro is the only vendor capable of delivering the required service quality level, primarily because switching vendors would necessitate substantial duplication of customization work already completed within the system. Contractors other than Politico Pro who believe they can meet DOT's needs at the requisite quality level may submit a Statement of Qualifications by email to Melinda.Riddick@dot.gov and Tammi.Daniels@dot.gov with a strict deadline of 12:00 PM Eastern Time on April 9, 2026. The contract includes access to 14 customizable subscription credits per user, legislative and regulatory tracking tools, a policy intelligence dashboard, and a Projects workflow collaboration tool. The performance period spans from approximately April 10, 2026, through April 9, 2029, consisting of one Base Year and two Option Years, with the Base Year cost estimated at $53,100.
Notice text
This is a SOLE SOURCE Special Notice in support of a planned SOLE-SOURCE acquisition—by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Office of the Under Secretary for Transportation Policy Resource Directorate of a three-year subscription to services provided by Politico Pro. The planned award would have one Base Year and two Option Years. Its estimated aggregate grand total value, as counted across that Base Year and all Options Years, is approximately $170,700.00 for twenty (20) users.
If any entity OTHER THAN Politico Pro—which believes that it is fully capable of meeting DOT’s needs and requirements at the high level of thoroughness and quality indispensable to the Department—may attempt to prove that point by e-mailing a Statement of Qualifications to Melinda.Riddick@dot.gov and to Tammi.Daniels@dot.gov no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time April 9, 2026.
PLEASE READ THE ATTACHMENT FOR DETAILS:
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOLE SOURCE Special Notice.pdf |
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