Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Single Source purchase order for University of Oxford journals

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a single source basis to the University of Oxford for subscription to selected journals in the areas of economics, business and finance. The contracting officer has determined that the University of Oxford is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b). Articles from the University of Oxford journals have been cited in SEC rulemaking; therefore, the SEC requires access to the publications including to backfiles from 1996 to the present. The publications are under copyright, so it is not possible for another source to meet the requirement. The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be one (1) Base Period of 12-months and the SEC intends to include up to four (4) Option Periods of 12-months each. The total value of the purchase order shall be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The SEC intends to award a purchase order to the University of Oxford on or about February 25, 2021. This notice is not a competitive request for proposals. A competitive solicitation will not be issued. However, the government 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.