--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award a sole source contract to Congressional Quarterly, Inc. for Online Information Retrievel Services.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to award a sole source contract to Congressional Quarterly, Inc. for online information retrieval services. This contract is being issued under the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, due to only one responsible source being available that meets the agency’s requirements for the online subscription services provided by Congressional Quarterly. The procurement will be a firm-fixed price contract covering a period of one year. Although this is a sole source action, the Corps invites any other firms capable of meeting the requirements to submit a written notification with supporting evidence within seven days of the announcement's publication. The government reserves the discretion to evaluate any responses and potentially compete the procurement if suitable alternative sources are identified. If no alternative responses are received, the Corps will proceed directly with awarding the contract to Congressional Quarterly, Inc. The contract follows the guidelines for commercial item acquisition and allows for cost considerations under the specified regulation 31.205-43. Interested parties or firms that believe they can fulfill the requirements should timely contact the designated contracting officer, LaTanya Johnson, for further coordination. The contract relates specifically to NAICS code 511120, reflecting the nature of the information services involved.