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The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration plans to award a sole source contract to Platts for a twelve-month renewal subscription of its suite of energy market services. This subscription includes access to industry-benchmark price indices and market news and analysis across multiple energy sectors, such as oil, gas, coal, and international energy business information. Platts is uniquely positioned as the sole provider of these comprehensive services, which include the Platts Oilgram Price Report, Gas Daily, International Coal Report, International Gas Report, and the UDI International Energy Business Directory. The DOE is invoking a sole source exemption due to Platts’ status as the one responsible source capable of fulfilling this need. This notice is not a solicitation for competitive proposals but rather an intent announcement, with an opportunity for any interested firm to submit capability statements and pricing information by a specified deadline if they believe the DOE should consider competition. Submissions must include general service descriptions and relevant past performance. The government retains sole discretion to decide whether to proceed with a competitive procurement based on the responses received. The procurement process follows the exemption under FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii) for sole source contracts, emphasizing reliance on Platts for this specialized energy market data service.

General Info

DOE awards sole source 12-month subscription to Platts for exclusive energy market data services.

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NAICS

513140 - Directory and Mailing List Publishers

Place of Performance

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Timeline

PostedJun 27

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Full Description

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Statistics and the Office of Energy Analysis in the Energy Information Administration (EIA), intends to award a sole source contract to Platts for a renewal service subscription of a suite of Platts services. The subscription will provide a suite of services covering all energy markets, including industry-benchmark price indices and market news and analysis. These services include: Platts Oilgram Price Report, Platts Gas Daily, Platts International Coal Report, Platts International Gas Report and the UDI International Energy Business Directory. Platts is the only company that offers this service. The DOE is proposing to award a contract that consists of twelve (12) months. The DOE is using exemption to competition 6.302-1(a) (2) (ii), One Responsible source. This is a notice of intent and not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation is available for this requirement. If a firm believes the DOE should not pursue this sole source contract with Platts, they should submit a capability statement and pricing information for the requirement by Monday, July 1, 2013 at 4:00PM (Eastern) via e-mail to contact@example.gov. The written response must include a general statement for services mentioned in this announcement and past performance information for relevant work. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.