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Renewal of Online Electronic Subscription to Research Board The Social Security Administration intends to issue on a sole-source basis a firm-fixed price purchase order for membership into a CIO related research board/international think tank. It involves multi-national level organizations which explore the global IT delivery market focused on the expanding role of the CIO, as well as the evolution of the IT function, dedicated to the issues confronting the world's largest organizations to exchange knowledge, impart insights, and share best practices through member-commissioned research and facilitated interchange. Member organizations represented by the RB must be autonomous, as such, no member can be a supplier of communications or computing equipment, software or IT services. The period of performance will be for one year beginning October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. Under FAR (Federal Acquisition Procedures) Part 6.302.1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Sources Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This requirement is utilizing procedures in the FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items in conjunction with procedures in FAR Part 13. This unique membership and the benefits, research, tools and services thereof are only available through the RB. This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, but merely notification of the Government's intent to obtain this membership from RB. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government does not intend to pay for information provided in response to this publication. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. If no affirmative responses are received within 2 business days, in accordance with FAR 13-106-1(b)(1) negotiations will be conducted with the Research Board as the only source and a purchase order will be issued without any additional notices being posted. Respondents should refer to 3871-11-3452.