SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Online Global News Servicr
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2015
- Notice Type
- Fair Opportunity / Limited Sources Justification
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Argonne, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois, 60439
- ZIP Code
- 60439
- Solicitation Number
- DE-SOL081215
- Archive Date
- 9/11/2015
- Point of Contact
- Pamela Rapcan, Phone: 6302522300
- E-Mail Address
-
pamela.rapcan@science.doe.gov
(pamela.rapcan@science.doe.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- DESOL081215
- Award Date
- 8/27/2015
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Integrated Support Center - Chicago intends to award a sole source contract to Newswise, 215 5th St SW, Charlottesville, VA 22903, DUNS: 024941861, for a one year subscription to Newswise.com for Online Global News Service. The sole source basis is in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). The Office of Science is purchasing a subscription to allow posting of news content from the 10 SC-stewarded labs to the Newswise platform, which uploads and aggregates research stories for the use of science writer/science journalist subscribers to the Newswise feed. This is a free service to journalists, but for institutions, Newswise operates on a fee subscription basis - universities and others pay to post content to the site (either a la carte or with an annual, tiered subscription based on the number of anticipated postings). Media and the general public can access the site for free, can receive tailored updates when content of interest is uploaded to the site, and can search voluminous archives of posted materials for background information. Media only can access news products from major journals and research papers before publication while the content is still under embargo. Newswise currently has 800 contributor-subscribers who post to the site and some 6,000 registered reporters, the majority U.S. but with a growing international journalist segment. Newswise, Inc. offers a unique set of services to the Office of Science. Newswise is heavily accessed by journalists whose beat is not exclusively science but who regularly cover science-related topics: technology, health, medicine, business. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to pamela.rapcan@science.doe.gov. DOE will consider responses received by 4:00 P.M. Central Time, 18 August 2015. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. A determination by DOE not to compete this proposed requirement based upon the response to this notice is solely within the discretion of DOE. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. The NAICS code is 519130 with a size standard of 500.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Record
- SN03835219-W 20150814/150812235504-8163555294ee674f6c339daea3b88eb9 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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