INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NY Times – The New York Times Company – SS-CFPB-21-067 The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) Division of Procurement Services, on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), intends to make award to The New York Times Company, 620 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10018-1618, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 6.302-1, for NY Times Enterprise Digital Access. CFPB requires online access to breaking news stories which combine trusted news and analysis to be proactive advisors. CFPB requires a news source that covers a full range of areas, including tax & accounting, labor & employment, intellectual property, banking & securities, employee benefits, health care, privacy & data security, human resources, and environment, health & safety, and current events. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will NOT be accepted. Fiscal Service will consider written responses received no later than 10:00 AM EST May 10, 2020. Responses must be submitted electronically to
[email protected], Attn: Ahlborn/White REF SS-CFPB-21-067. Vendor responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows the proposed product is capable of meeting all of the characteristics of a NY Times Enterprise Digital Access. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements and is received by the aforementioned deadline, Fiscal Service shall make award on a sole source basis to The New York Times Company. Qualified contractors must provide the following: 1. The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size and socioeconomic category (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.). Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses. 2. Whether your product is available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market. 3. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers your company currently provides these products/services for. 4. DUNS Number. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered:.bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, and .cpl files. Microsoft Office compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time. This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this notice, should one be issued.