NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT: N0012421Q0266- One Base Year Subscription to The Financial Times and two option periods. Base Period of Subscription: 12 Months from Date of Award. Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the Naval War College Library has a requirement for a one-year subscription to The Financial Times and two optional periods. The subscription will run 12 Months from Date of Award. Two optional periods that begin immediately after the base ends, if opted. Under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c) (1) pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the product or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency. A determination not to compete this proposed contract is based on market research and is solely within the discretion of the government. As evidenced in the attached sole source justification provided by the requiring activity, there is only one contractor that has the specific qualifications that meet the peculiar requirements of this contract. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition FAR: FAC 2021-06, Effective 06 June 2021 and DFARS: Class Deviations: 2021-O0007, Effective 25 June 2021. This is an unrestricted procurement. The associated NAICS code is 519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 Employees. 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X (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2020) (E.O. 13126). X (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015). X (30)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2016) (E.O. 11246). X(32)(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793). X (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) (E.O. 13513). X(60) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (MAY 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332). 52.213-2 Invoices (APR 1984) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (FEB 1998) 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses 252.204-7008 COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION CONTROLS (OCT 2016) Full text of incorporated FAR/DFARS clauses and provisions are available at www.acquisition.gov/far ________________________________________ This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov ________________________________________ Quotes shall include price, delivery terms, and the following additional information with submissions: point of contact (including phone number and email address), contractor cage code, and contractor DUNS. Although this acquisition for a renewal subscription is sole sourced to The Financial Times, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency by 8 September 2021, 11:00am EST. POC for this acquisition is: Andrea Albanese, Email:
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