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The COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a Renewal of Access to the Financial Times in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 26 Feb 2026 and is scheduled to close on 12 Mar 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. 136649357, while the tender notice number is AA-OGC-AR-O-26 and Registering on the platform.
Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Renewal of Access to the Financial Times
Deadline: 12 Mar 2026
Posting Date: 26 Feb 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 136649357
Document Ref. No.: AA-OGC-AR-O-26
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION OR PROPOSAL.
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of Acquisition Management (OAM), located in Washington, D.C., intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis and award a one-year base contract with 4 one-year priced options follow-on to FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED (THE), Braken House, 1 Friday Street, EC4M 9BT London, United Kingdom.
This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of permitting other than full and open competition, implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 “only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements”.
The Department of Commerce (DOC), Commerce Research Library manages the contracts for several online databases and resources that support the work of Commerce employees. These electronic resources allow the Department to save money by providing access to all HCHB and/or other regional offices under a single subscription, reducing the need for physical storage space for the print equivalent, and allowing users to access information at their desktops.
Financial Times Limited (The) is the incumbent contractor with proprietary publication and exclusive copyright held with no authorized resellers.
The Financial Times is a valuable business-centered publication with international coverage. FT is highly utilized for its international orientation, covering Asian and BRIC/developing world markets thoroughly, as well as adequate EU coverage. The Financial Times is necessary so that the happening in global markets are known and how those inter-related systems relate to the US. Wall Street Journal and New York Times are both still very US-centric, both of what we use. The blogs on Financial Times, such as Alphaville and Money Supply include in-depth research and analysis on topics are relevant to the government. The editorial content on NYT is usually more general, instead of business-oriente...
Notice ID: aa-ogc-ar-o-26
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: office of the secretary
Office: dept of commerce sspo
Product Service Code: af11 - education, training, employment, & social svcs r&d svcs; education svcs r&d; basic research
NAICS Code: 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
Inactive Dates: mar 27, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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