Bloomberg Law Subscription
ID: DOC24-00038Type: Special Notice
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COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OFOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

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Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

PSC

SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (R612)

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https://sam.gov/opp/d21e46c4d74545d1998eafab3bd3bf80/view
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    Special Notice COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF intends to award a sole-source contract to Bloomberg for a Bloomberg Law Subscription. The subscription is for the Commerce Research Library and falls under the NAICS code 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services. This procurement is conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price type with a 12-month Base Year and two option years. The place of performance is Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Any responses to this notice must be submitted within 15 days. If no affirmative responses are received, the contract will be awarded to Bloomberg. For more information, contact Stesnie Ridley at sridley1@doc.gov.

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    Stesnie Ridley
    sridley1@doc.gov
    Jameka Anderson
    janderson1@doc.gov
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