THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD TO CQ Roll Call, Inc. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CF) has a requirement for CQ Roll Call, Inc.?s access to CQ.com for up to 10 CF users at DOE Headquarters (HQ). DOE?s Office of Headquarters Procurement Services, located at 1000 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20585, intends to award a sole source Purchase Order to CQ Roll Call, Inc. for access to CQ.com Insights and Analysis as well as Legislative subscriptions. The appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511110 ? Newspaper Publishers and the applicable size standard is 500 employees. DOE is proposing to award a Purchase Order that consists of a period of performance from the date of award through December 20, 2016. The DOE is utilizing the authority granted under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), ?Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available,? for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. This notice of intent constitutes a fulfillment of the requirement to synopsis proposed contract actions in accordance with FAR 5.101(a)(1), FAR 5.201(b)(1)(i), and FAR 13.105(a) and is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation is available for this requirement. In accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(i), all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency, no later than 1:00PM ET, Tuesday, December 15. Responses must be in writing, by email to the Contract Specialist at
[email protected]. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.