NASA/Headquarters Office of Information Technology and Communications Division for Legislative Affairs intends to renew its membership with the Congressional Quarterly, Inc. (CQ). The CQ is a unique organization that has been established to provide real-time service which allows the Administrator and his Legislative Affairs Office staff to track Congressional news, budget, House Committee actions, Homeland Security issues, Member Profiles and Committee Rosters, Member Floor Speeches, Floor Amendments, and Custom Bill Reports. CQ has the largest news team covering Capitol Hill. More than 150 reporters, editors and researchers keep subscribers informed on weekly, daily and real-time news cycles. Its publications include the CQ Weekly newsmagazine; CQ Today, the legislative news-daily; and a number of specialty e-newsletters, such as CQ Homeland Security and the CQ Midday Update. Its award-winning legislative tracking service, CQ.com, is built on a state-of-the-art database platform with more than two dozen databases of in-depth information on Congress and government. Congressional Quarterly Inc. has been the nation's leader in political journalism since 1945. Over that time the company has built a peerless reputation for objective, non-partisan and authoritative reporting on Congress and politics, and today stands on the leading edge of information companies publishing in both print and online platforms.
NASA Headquarters intends to renew its membership and negotiate sole source procurement with Congressional Quarterly, Inc. the contract will be for a base year with 3 one year option periods.
The Government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with Congressional Quarterly (CQ).
This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP).
The authority is FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) “only one responsible source”.
The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing, by FAX or E-Mail, to the identified point of contact not later than 11:00 a.m. (EST.) on September 17, 2008. Such capabilities/ qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.
Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. FAX or E-Mail any inquiries to the identified point of contact.
All responsible sources may submit their qualifications which shall be considered by the agency.
An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B".
Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
