The Department of Labor, Wirtz Labor Library intends to award a sole source contract for a period five (5) years, with one (1) 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods, to Bloomberg BNA, 3 Bethesda Metro Center Ste 250 Bethesda, MD 20814. Basic Services required; Online access to Bloomberg BNA's The Daily Labor Report for coverage of a diverse range of local, state, regional, and global labor and employment topics including, but not limited to, union proceedings, legislative and regulatory happenings, employment board proceedings, and relevant litigations. Base: April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017 Option One: April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018 Option Two: April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019 Option Three: April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020 Option Four: April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021 The resulting contract is for a firm fixed price service. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All interested sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency for future purposes. This is not a request for competitive proposals and the Government does not intend to pay for information received. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions and submissions in response to this notice must be submitted in writing no later than January 11, 2016 to
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