The U. S. International Trade Commission (USITC or Commission), intends to solicit and negotiate under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, with EBSCO Publishing, 10 Estes Street, P.O. Box 682, Ipswich, MA 01938. The USITC anticipates award of a Purchase Order, on a sole source basis, to EBSCO Publishing. EBSCO Publishing will provide the USITC e-journal and e-report access to the following proprietary platform: Business Source Complete, EconLit, and Research Starter – Business. Thousands of academic, trade and professional full text electronic journals in the business, economic, finance, industry sector, and commercial arenas are made available to all USITC staff through a site license. The anticipated period of performance is expected to be 12 months from date of award. This Notice is not a request for competitive quotations. The intent of this Special Notice is for informational purposes only. However, any information received within five days after the date of publication of this Special Notice will be considered by the Government. Information in response to this Notice may be sent to Michael Pigram, Contract Specialist, at
[email protected] . A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this Notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Telephonic questions or requests are strongly discouraged.