SPECIAL NOTICE
T -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 5/3/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Washington Headquarters Services, WHS, Acquisition Directorate, 2521 S. Clark St, Ste 2000 Arlington, VA, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, 20301-1155, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20301-1155
- Solicitation Number
- 05032012
- Archive Date
- 5/23/2012
- Point of Contact
- Maurice C Brown, Phone: 7036961674, Maurice C Brown, Phone: 7036961674
- E-Mail Address
-
maurice.brown.ctr@whs.mil, maurice.brown.ctr@whs.mil
(maurice.brown.ctr@whs.mil, maurice.brown.ctr@whs.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Washington Headquarters Service is awarding on a sole source basis under the authority permitting Other than Full and Open competition 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements" to Factiva, Inc., 4300 N RT 1 820 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852-1906 to provide blended online news service which includes more than 28,000 sources from 159 countries and available in 24 languages. Its content includes more than 2,100 newspapers, for same-day and archival coverage of the world's most influential newspapers, such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, South China Morning Post, The Times, more than 3,500 magazines, including general business titles and the industry publications for knowledge driven markets, including the Economist, Finns und Wirtschaft, Satellite News, and Computerworld, more than 5,500 business and industry publication, more than 500 newswires for breaking news from Dow Jones, Reuters and other wire services, as well as PR Newswire, M2 Press wire and other regionally focused and industry newswires, and more than 280 media programs transcripts from the BBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox. The combination of access to the Wall Street Journal in all versions, the New York Times, near-real time newswires and editorially vetted blogs and websites. This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a future competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their capabilities by responding to this requirement, no later than 11:00 am EST, May 8, 2011. All information submitted should support the offerors capability to provide the items required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be submitted via e-mail and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offerors bona fide capability to provide these items. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. All responses and all questions concerning this requirement should be e-mailed to maurice.brown.ctr@whs.mil.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/WHS/REF/05032012/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: The Pentagon--Dept of Defense (DOD), 1400 Defense Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, 20301-1400, United States
- Zip Code: 20301-1400
- Zip Code: 20301-1400
- Record
- SN02738590-W 20120505/120504000536-f199526c81f9e3bacb40df7c07915b84 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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