SPECIAL NOTICE
76 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Online Factiva.com Subscription
- Notice Date
- 5/30/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, Quality and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1540 Robert M. Ball Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21235, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21235
- Solicitation Number
- 0919-14-1010
- Archive Date
- 6/7/2014
- Point of Contact
- Molly B. Papas,
- E-Mail Address
-
Molly.Papas@ssa.gov
(Molly.Papas@ssa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, but merely notification of the Social Security Administration's (SSA) intent to issue, on a sole-source basis, a firm fixed-price delivery order to Factiva, Inc., against their Library of Congress FEDLINK contract, for access to their online Factiva.com subscription. Under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 6.302-1, the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Factiva.com subscription is only available from its producer and manufacturer and not through dealers or distributors. The period of performance will be for twelve months, beginning October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015, with an additional two option years, if exercised. This subscription will be used by the Office of Communications to monitor media coverage of SSA and its programs, as well as by the Press Office to distribute news stories via the agency's daily news digest. Agency components rely on the daily news digest to assist with customer relations and community affairs-related activities. Factiva.com is unique in that it provides access to proprietary content filtering and automated newsletter delivery technology that can be applied to multiple news sources, including XML-enabled automation, within a seamless user interface. The subscription includes access to the following: • 14,000 sources from 159 countries, available in 22 languages • 2,100+ Newspapers Same-day and archival coverage of the world's most influential newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, South China Morning Post, The Times, and The Financial Times • 3,500+ Magazines General business titles and the industry publications for knowledge-driven markets, including The Economist, Finanz and Wirtschaft, Satellite News, and Computerworld • 5,500+ business and industry publications • 500+ Newswires Breaking News from Dow Jones, Reuters, and the Associated Press, in addition to PR Newswire, M2 Presswire, and other regionally-focused and industry newswires • 280+ media programs transcripts from BBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox news outlets A determination by SSA not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of SSA. Information received will be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government does not intend to pay for information provided in response to this notice. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. Responses shall be submitted by 12:00PM ET on June 6, 2014. If SSA does not receive an acceptable response to this announcement by June 6, 2014, negotiations will be conducted with Factiva, Inc. as the only source and a purchase order will be issued without any additional notices being posted. All responses must be submitted via email to Molly.Papas@ssa.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SSA/DCFIAM/OAG/0919-14-1010/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21235, United States
- Zip Code: 21235
- Zip Code: 21235
- Record
- SN03381499-W 20140601/140531022120-43c3906aad2c2bbc67ea5a6d1cf5141a (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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