It is the National Energy Technical Laboratory's (NETL) intent to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Roll Call, Inc. NETL has used these subscriptions for several years, previously under two accounts/subscriptions, CQ and GalleryWatch, which have now merged. This is the same service used by Headquarters to stay on top of the latest energy priorities and environmental issues facing Congress and government agencies. CQ is the only source available to provide this combination of services for: legislative tracking; in-depth news and analysis; schedules information; access to detailed information on legislation, including bill text and latest major actions; same-day coverage of energy and climate policy developments; schedule of Congressional hearings, markups, floor action, and other events and hard to find documents of critical issues. This is not a formal solicitation. This synopsis is not considered a request for quotation or proposal. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Challenges must demonstrate the capability to provide all of the attached listed specifications for the item(s) being requested (software licenses and accompany support service). If no challenges to acquire this (these) item(s) are received by 2:30 PM ET on February 2, 2011 the government reserves the right to execute an award without publishing a solicitation. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed award based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to
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