FINANCIAL TIMES SITE LICENSE AND ENTERPRISE-WIDE ACCESS

THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION INTENDS TO AWARD A FIXED-PRICE PURCHASE ORDER ON A SINGLE SOURCE BASIS TO FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED. THE FINANCIAL TIMES (FT) NEWSPAPER IS A RESPECTED GLOBAL PUBLISHER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS. THE MAJORITY OF FINANCIAL TIMES CONTENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CREATED BY ITS OWN NETWORK OF OVER 600 JOURNALISTS AROUND THE WORLD. DIGITAL ACCESS TO THE FT CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED DIRECTLY THROUGH FT, AND EVEN THOUGH FT ARTICLES CAN BE ENABLED TO APPEAR ON OTHER TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS, NO OTHER PROVIDER IS CONTRACTUALLY ALLOWED TO LICENSE OR CHARGE FOR FT CONTENT. FT IS THE ONLY PROVIDER OF FT.COM AND ALL DIGITAL ACCESS CONTRACTS HAVE TO BE DIRECTLY WITH THE FINANCIAL TIMES. THE CONTRACTING OFFICER HAS DETERMINED THAT FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED, IS THE ONLY SOURCE THAT CAN REASONABLY MEET OPIC'S REQUIREMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR PART 13 106 (b). THE SITE LICENSE WILL SUPPORT BROAD AGENCY BUSINESS APPLICATIONS. ELECTRONIC ACCESS PROVIDES 60% MORE CONTENT THAN THE PRINT EDITION OF THE FT. OPIC INTENDS TO AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER TO FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED, BEFORE JULY 1, 2016. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF THE PURCHASE ORDER IS PROJECTED TO BE ONE (1) YEAR. THE TOTAL AWARD VALUE WILL BE BELOW THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.