The Internal Revenue Service intends to acquire print annual subscription renewals of loose-leaf supplemental materials and periodicals with CCH, Incorporated using FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures not to exceed $750,000. Print subscriptions provide access to graphical elements such as charts, pictures, graphs, mathematical/accounting formulas which are often times not reproduced in electronic resources. CCH, Incorporated is the sole source and publisher of unique publications of legal materials and other written scholastic practitioners in the field or taxation, bankruptcy and general and international law. This requirement will be made on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1 and FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). A sole source justification – Simplified Acquisitions has been documented in the contract file in writing. The requirement will be fulfilled by the delivery of the Loose-leaf Supplemental Material for a period of performance of One Year after the Date of Award. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 511120 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The FY 2022 annual print subscription are as follows: Capital Changes Reporter – one copy Exempt Organizations Reporter – one copy Federal Estate & Gift Tax Reporter – one copy Fringe Benefits Tax Guide – one copy International Tax Journal – one copy Journal of Taxation of Financial Products – two copies Pension Plan Guide – one copy Standard Federal Tax Reports w/ Taxes on Parade Newsletter – one copy Tax Treaties – two copies Taxes The Tax Magazine – third copies Standard Federal Tax Reports – six copies Tax Court Decisions – one copy This notice of intent to award should not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a formal Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ) or contract. Any information provided to the Government is strictly voluntary. Responses to the notice of intent to award will not serve as proposals, bids, or offers which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. As such, the Government will not cover any costs for any information or inquiry submitted as a result of this request. Potential sources who believe they can provide the service listed above are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to
[email protected] no later than 12:00 p.m., December 13, 2021 (Eastern Time). Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Please note: A SOLICITATION DOES NOT EXIST. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Offerors must complete provisions 1052.209-9002 Notice and Consent to Disclose and Use of Taxpayer Return Information (May 2018), IR1052.232-9001 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements for the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (Jul 2019), paragraph (c) Contractor Point of Contact Information, and 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 2016), paragraph (b)(1)(2).