Newswire Services

The U.S. Department of State's Office of Acquisition Management plans to negotiate a sole-source contract with Thomson Reuters to provide continuous, 24-hour newswire services for a full year to the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Executive Office, Information Systems Division. This contract is justified under FAR 6.302.1, indicating that Thomson Reuters is the only responsible source capable of meeting the agency’s specific requirements. The period of performance will begin on the award date, and the NAICS code for this service is 519190. The notice emphasizes that this is not a solicitation for competitive proposals, and no solicitation package is available. Interested parties are advised that any response must clearly demonstrate why competition would be advantageous to the government, with submissions due by 10:00 AM EST on September 21, 2012. The government reserves the sole discretion to decide against competition. All responses must be submitted via email to the designated Contract Specialist, Patrick T. Dermidoff, and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. The place of performance is Washington, DC, and the sole-source approach reflects the unique capability of Thomson Reuters to fulfill the newswire service requirements for this intelligence-related contract.