Congressional Quarterly Subscription - Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Congressional Quarterly Subscription Pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of the Commissioner Office of Policy, Legislation and International Affairs, Office of Congressional Appropriations (OCA) intends to sole source to: CQ Roll Call Inc. 77 K ST NE 8th Floor Washington, DC 20002-4681. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of the Commissioner Office of Policy, Legislation and International Affairs, Office of Congressional Appropriations (OCA) intends to sole source CQ Roll Call Inc. for Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Roll Call Subscription from January 24, 2021 - January 23, 2022 for 10 licensed users with four 12 month option periods. The Congressional Quarterly (CQ) is a legislative resource that will provide the The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of the Commissioner Office of Policy, Legislation and International Affairs, Office of Congressional Appropriations (OCA) access to numerous key legislative activities (legislative news, bill text/summaries and tracking, member biographies, hearing transcripts etc.). CQ is the only organization that offers customizable access, particularly through CQ Plus, to the legislative information and analysis that ONC needs. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. All responsible sources that have determined that they can provide the same services may submit product information and a capabilities statement addressing their specific abilities regarding this requirement. The email subject line must reference Congressional Quarterly Subscription 75F40121B00001. All responses are due by December 23, 2020 5:00 PM Eastern Time and can be sent to James Samuels at [email protected]. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.