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The COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a Notice of Intent to Single Source to Undercurrent News in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 07 Aug 2026 and is scheduled to close on 21 Aug 2026, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 146744333, while the tender notice number is FD-2026-480 and Registering on the platform.
Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Single Source to Undercurrent News
Deadline: 21 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 07 Aug 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 146744333
Document Ref. No.: FD-2026-480
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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In compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations coupled with the provisions set forth by FAR Subpart 5.101(a)(1), this Notice is hereby published to inform of the following:The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authorities provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, with Undercurrent News.
The requirement is to procure the following: The objective of this contract is to secure 26 subscription licenses for a base with two option years.
The supporting rationale is that only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below:
Brand Name - Undercurrent News is one of four sources that NMFS used to deliver news, analytics, and data that drives decisions made by NMFS leadership. Undercurrent News specifically provides forward-looking, actionable, seafood market intelligence for NMFS. It is also used to shed light on pricing, demand, and consolidation dynamics, allowing NMFS to make decisions for NOAA Fisheries more effectively.
Business Impact - If this particular online source is not acquired, this would put NMFS leadership behind industry when making decisions about how to recover NOAA priority species.
The applicable Size Standard is North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 531110 with a Small business size standard of 1000 employees.
This Sole Source Determination is based on NOAA's requirement that Undercurrent News is the only Vendor that provides the requirements.
Period of performance is Date of Award through 3 years.
**THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER P...
Notice ID: fd-2026-480
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Original Set Aside: total small business set-aside (far 19.5)
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: 7630 - newspapers and periodicals
NAICS Code: 513110 - Newspaper Publishers
Inactive Dates: aug 22, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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