Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase to the following company:

Pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), The US Department of Education intends to award a sole source purchase order to Politico. Politico Pro is a subscriber only publication that covers critical policy issues. A Politico Pro subscription contains sector-specific coverage, briefings, coverage of events, news stories, exclusive interviews, customized alerts, and other materials that are not available on the other sites or from other sources. Each license permits only identified users to access and receive content from POLITICO Pro, namely, ahead-of-the-curve reporting on the politics of Education and other policy. The Department of Education seeks to obtain 22 licenses to access up-to-the-minute resources in support of the Department's mission. Each individual license holder will have access to (i) individual customizable access to minute-to-minute news coverage from specialized policy reporting teams; (ii) early bird access to website; (iii) log-in/password access to in-depth coverage, calendar of relevant events/speakers, and an interactive community of thought leaders; (iv) attendance at all subscriber-only events and panel discussions featuring opinion leaders in journalism and private industry, as well as leading lawmakers. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. However, the Department will give consideration to interested parties that identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals by the response date of this notice. Responses to this posting must be in writing. The point of contact for this requirement is Leontyne Minor, Contracting Officer at [email protected].