Intent to Sole Source

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) intends to enter into a sole source contract with American Banker newspaper. The contract is for internet access to American Banker.com and for print subscriptions. The base period of performance will be from October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. The option year, if exercised, will be from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes, and no solicitation documents are available. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement, which is solely at the discretion of the OCC. Any written response should include full costing information, as well as descriptive literature containing sufficient technical documentation to establish a bonafide capacity to meet the requirement.