The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Environment & Energy Publishing, LLC (E&E), 122 C St NW, Ste. 722, Washington, DC 20001-2109, for subscriptions to the following electronic publications, E&E Daily , Greenwire , and E&E News PM . The government intends to negotiate a Purchase Order for a base year and four one-year options to cover the NRC's current requirements. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1, which permits soliciting from a single source, if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only once source is reasonably available. The NAICS Code is 519130. E&E is the sole publisher of these newsletters and no other organization is authorized to publish the journals. This notice is neither a request for proposal nor a solicitation of offers. The award will be made on the basis of the Government's ability to determine the proposal is technically acceptable and price is fair and reasonable. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement, on a full and open competitive basis upon receipt of responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. No formal solicitation package is available. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL. Any response to this notice must be submitted in writing to the Government and show clear and concise information that another source is capable of meeting the Government's requirements and that competition of the requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no written responses are received within 15 days after the initial publication of this posting, the contract will be awarded without further notice. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Questions and comments pertaining to this procurement shall be emailed to
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