Notice of Intent to Sole Source Politico Pro legislative news services

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Chief Procurement Office plans to enter into sole source negotiations with Politico, LLC, based in Washington, DC, to acquire Politico Pro legislative news services. This procurement will be conducted under the authority of Section 103 of P.L. 106-481, utilizing the Revolving Fund for the FEDLINK program and Federal Research program. The contract falls under the NAICS code 519190, which covers all other information services, with a small business size standard of $27.5 million. FirstNet intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order for these services, emphasizing that this notice serves only as an intent to negotiate and not as a solicitation. The notice outlines that any information submitted in response will help determine whether competitive bidding procedures could be used for this requirement. If competitive procedures are deemed unnecessary, an award to Politico, LLC is expected by May 3, 2021. The contracting activity is managed by the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) office located in Reston, VA, with the place of performance in Washington, DC. This action underscores the agency's intent to streamline access to specialized legislative news services through a non-competitive procurement process.