The Executive Office of the President (EOP) hereby publicizes its intention to negotiate on a sole source basis with Bulletin Intelligence for the procurement of human expert-edited daily and intra-day news briefings, inclusive of archival briefings, for Executive Office of the President (EOP) staff. This acquisition will be made in accordance with the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," as applicable. Quotes are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 519130. This requirement is not set aside for small business. Be advised that the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firm believing that it can fulfill the requirement of providing these services may submit a capability statement, to be considered by the EOP. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting, and must clearly show the firm's ability to be immediately responsive without compromising the quality, accuracy, and reliability of services provided. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice may be submitted in writing via e-mail to Kirina Cantre at
[email protected] not later than 4:00 p.m. EDT on August 13, 2018. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. The Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this notice.