The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NESDIS Acquisition Division, Simplified Acquisition Team intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the National Journal Group using the procedures in FAR Parts 6 and 13. The NESDIS Budget and Planning Office has a requirement for an annual subscription service from the online version of the Congress Daily and Weekly National Journal publications with a base year and four options.

This subscription provides requisite information within the necessary time frames, has a legislative tracking service with "custom alerts", provides in-depth information on legislative processes that may affect NESDIS. The on-line news service will enable NESDIS to prepare for mandated Congressional Hearings and testimony that relate to the Congress of the United States and to search for markups to NESDIS programs.

The National Journal and Congress Daily retains all title, copyright, and other propriertary to their on-line service.
The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 USC 253(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source. FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend Services and FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contracr are implemented,  The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 423430, number of employees 100 small business size. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes. However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements, it may submit a statement of capabilities, which if timely received, will be considered by NOAA. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing, and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the foregoing requirements. Responses must also be accompanied by descriptive literature, warranties, and/or other information that demonstrates that the quote meets all of the foregoing requirements. Capability statements and related materials must be e-mailed to [email protected] or faxed to (301) 713-0808 by July 26, 2009. Award will be made using FAR 30, Simplified acquisition procedures, current through FAC 2005-34. The determination to compete or not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.