This notice is in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Procurement Division is the contracting office for this procurement. The purpose of this notice is to announce the intent to award a firm-fixed-price contract on a sole source basis to CQ-Roll Call, Inc., 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, FL 6, Washington, DC 20004-2401 (DUNS: 780247644) in accordance with FAR Part 12 and FAR Subpart 13.501. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) protects the retirement incomes of over 35 million American workers in private-sector defined benefit pension plans. A defined benefit plan provides a specified monthly benefit at retirement, often based on a combination of salary and years of service. PBGC was created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage the continuation and maintenance of private-sector defined benefit pension plans, provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits, and keep pension insurance premiums at a minimum. In fiscal year 2019, PBGC paid for monthly retirement benefits, up to a guaranteed maximum, for more than 932,000 retirees in more than 4,900 single-employer plans that cannot pay promised benefits. Including those who have not yet retired and participants in multiemployer plans receiving financial assistance, PBGC is responsible for the current and future pensions of about 1.5 million people. PBGC’s has a requirement to provide professional staff with cost-effective research services to support our mission. Such research materials should include legislative and congressional resources as well as historic and current awareness content. The CQ Roll Call product shall provide the necessary data/content and service to support the research needs of PBGC through its products (legislative database) and system features. It is anticipated that an award will be issued on or before October 1, 2020, with a one (1) year base period and two (2) one (1) year option periods of performance from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023, if all options are exercised. The applicable NAICS Code is 519130 (Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals). This is NOT a request for competitive quotes. This notice of intent is for informational purposes only. However, all interested parties may submit their capability statements for the required services, which shall be considered by the agency if received by the Points of Contact (POC) listed below. (reference Solicitation No. 16PBGC20Q0075). A determination to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government POC: Monique Anthony, Contracting Officer at
[email protected]. Oral communications will not be accepted in response to this notice.