CFTC Sole Source - Elsevier ScienceDirect CFTCScienceDirect
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AI-generated · Dec 05, 2025Proceeding with a sole-source contract to Elsevier BV to renew ScienceDirect subscriptions for five years (one base year plus four one-year options). Subscriptions cover the following journals: Journal of Econometrics; Journal of Financial Economics; Journal of Financial Intermediation; Journal of Financial Markets; Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money; and Journal of Monetary Economics.
These subscriptions support the CFTC’s surveillance of commodity markets, and Elsevier is cited as a unique, proprietary source for the required journals. The purchase is being pursued under the authority cited (FAR Overhaul 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901). This notice is not a competitive solicitation, but written capability statements from responsible sources will be considered if received by 2:00 PM ET, December 19, 2025; oral responses are not acceptable, and no formal solicitation package is available. An award is anticipated on or about December 30, 2025. The government will not cover any costs to prepare responses.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) intends to award a sole source contract to Elsevier BV to renew its ScienceDirect subscriptions. CFTC anticipates awarding a contract for one (1) base year and four (4) one (1) year options, for a total period of performance of five (5) years. CFTC uses a variety of information sources to maintain surveillance of commodity market activity. There is no single source that provides all the information that CFTC needs for market oversight. Elsevier BV is one of those sources and is a unique source for its proprietary Journals. Specifically, CFTC requires subscriptions to the following journals: Journal of Econometrics Journal of Financial Economics Journal of Financial Intermediation Journal of Financial Markets Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money Journal of Monetary Economics The Government intends to procure this requirement under Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS nor a solicitation of offers. However, the Government will consider written responses from all responsible sources received by 2PM ET, December 19, 2025. Written responses must include sufficient information to establish capability to fulfill the requirement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes for future Market Research requirements. No formal solicitation package is available. The Government anticipates award on or about December 30, 2025. The Government will not be responsible for any costs of preparation in response to this announcement.
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