Renewal of Access to the Financial Times

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 reso