Annual Subscription Renewal

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission plans to issue a sole source purchase order to Institutional Investor News for the renewal of its site license subscriptions to Compliance Intelligence and Derivatives Intelligence services. This renewal covers the period from May 1, 2012, through April 30, 2013. Institutional Investor News is identified as the sole provider of these specialized services, and therefore, no competitive solicitation will be conducted. The CFTC emphasizes that interested parties cannot engage via telephone and must submit any inquiries in writing to the designated Contracting Officer. The purpose of this notice is to inform potential sources of the sole source procurement and to provide an opportunity for them to respond only if they believe a competitive process should be considered instead. However, the final decision to proceed without competition rests exclusively with the CFTC. The contract is categorized under the NAICS code 424920, and the place of performance is Washington, DC. The point of contact for inquiries is Kathryn M. Rison, who can be reached via phone or email.