Congressional Quarterly

The government intends to award a contract for commercial supplies or services to CQ-Roll Inc. under a sole-source authority according to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The contract involves providing access, onsite training, and support for up to 22 users of the CQ.com platform and the CQ Budget Tracker. While the government plans to negotiate exclusively with CQ-Roll Inc., other interested parties may express their interest and demonstrate their capability to fulfill the requirement within ten days of the notice's publication date. Responses must be submitted by 11:00 EST on September 17, 2010, and will be considered only for the purpose of deciding whether a competitive procurement should be pursued. The procurement falls under the North American Industry Classification System code 511120, which relates to software publishers. This notice is not an official solicitation for competitive proposals but serves as an opportunity to inform the government of any potential capable suppliers before finalizing the sole-source decision. The government retains full discretion over whether to open the procurement to competition. All relevant responses should be directed to Jillian Swanson via the provided email, referencing solicitation number N4142111RCS0002.