SPECIAL NOTICE
T -- Subscription to Politico Pro
- Notice Date
- 12/4/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Contracts & Acquisitions Management, Contracts (All ED Components), 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia, 20202
- ZIP Code
- 20202
- Solicitation Number
- OCO-2014-PRO
- Archive Date
- 12/25/2013
- Point of Contact
- Gary L. Weaver, Phone: 202-302-8907
- E-Mail Address
-
Gary.Weaver@ed.gov
(Gary.Weaver@ed.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The United States Department of Education (ED), Office of Communications and Outreach (OCO), intends to purchase a subscription to POLITICO Pro. POLITICO Pro is a subscription-based news service distributed by email and accessible online. The subscription provides breaking news coverage and analysis of politics and Education issues. Users receive customizable alerts and daily newsletters. POLITICO Pro is an authoritative news source on Congress and national politics. POLITICO LLC is the publisher and is currently the only source for subscription. The Government intends to solicit POLITICO LLC dba POLITICO Pro, 1100 Wilson Blvd, 6th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209 on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). ED intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order for a 12-month Base Period with two 12-month Option Periods. OCO leads ED's communications and outreach efforts and oversees press relations, publications, contacts with organizations, and communication with parents, educators, students, and citizens. OCO is responsible for social media, press releases, speeches, photos, ED blog, and ED publications, among other duties. While multiple news agencies cover Congressional activities and politics, POLITICO is the leader in subscriber-only content delivered promptly and tailored to an organization's needs. No other source has been found to provide the timely breaking news and in-depth, targeted coverage that POLITICO Pro provides. OCO has subscribed to numerous news sources and publications over the years and finds the quality of journalism and relevance of content provided by POLITICO to be unmatched. Market research, including a comparison of previous acquisitions, internet searches, requirement search on General Services Administration (GSA) schedule e-Library, Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) website search, and Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation (FPDS-NG) search, determined that POLITICO Pro is not available on GSA schedule or through resellers. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to meet the requirement in writing to the identified point of contact on or before the Response Date. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely to determine whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by ED not to compete this proposed action on a full and open basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of ED. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations. The NAICS Code size standard is 500 employees. This procurement will be processed pursuant to FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/OCO-2014-PRO/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20202, United States
- Zip Code: 20202
- Zip Code: 20202
- Record
- SN03245495-W 20131206/131204234418-66ba3c8ea26a7ecdd430e267d85c5612 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
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