Notice of Intent to Sole Source - E&E News Subscriptions

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) intends to issue a firm-fixed-price award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, to E&E News (Politico, LLC). This requirement is for subscriptions to E&E News’ five publications: E&E Daily; Climatewire; Energywire; Greenwire; and E&E News PM. Based on the market research conducted, only E&E News can provide access to the aforementioned resources, which will provide vital information to OCED. The anticipated period of performance is a one-year base period and four, one-year option periods. E&E News is an American news organization that covers energy, environmental policy, climate change, markets, and science. It is a web-based, 508 compliant, service that provides up-to-the-minute, mission-critical information on developments across a combination of issues. E&E News issues users personal codes to access the publications on their desktop or mobile devices as well as customizable email alerts. These publications will provide comprehensive and up-to-date information that will impact OCED’s day-to-day operations and decision making capabilities, which ultimately influence the agency’s ability to meet its mission. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 513110, Newspaper Publishers. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via e-mail to the Primary Point of Contact. Any vendor who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by the response date and time. Responses to this post must be in writing and submitted to the Primary Point of Contact. A determination not to compete the proposed order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Please note that any prospective offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to award in accordance with FAR part 4.11.