INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
RELX, Inc. – 20341224Q00034
SS-FIN-24-130
Subject to final approval, Fiscal Service Procurement on behalf of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) intends to make award on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, to RELX, Inc. for the purchase of LexisNexis.
RELX, Inc. is the only organization able to provide LexisNexis. RELX, Inc. own and control all the proprietary rights for this product. Therefore, if no viable responses are received from this sole source posting, a sole source award will be made to RELX, Inc. for the required LexisNexis products listed below.
This acquisition is for the purchase of LexisNexis products. Therefore, since RELX, Inc. own and control all the proprietary rights for this product FinCEN intends to make a sole source award to RELX, Inc. FinCEN intends to purchase LexisNexis Risk Management Solutions, LexisNexis Accuprint for Law Enforcement, and Patented LexID Linking Technology and RELX, Inc. is the sole source provider of these products as well.
Responses to this request must be submitted no later than 10:00am ET on August 29, 2024 and must be submitted electronically to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, with the subject line of “ATTN: JR/MH 20341224Q00034”. Responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows their capabilities to provide the above requirement. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet these requirements, is more advantageous to the Government, or is not received by the aforementioned deadline, FinCEN, will make award on a sole source basis to RELX, Inc.
NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will NOT be accepted.
Qualified contractors must provide the following:
The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HubZone, etc.) based on NAICS Code 513120, size standard 1,000 employees. Contact information shall include the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses.
Whether your products are available through a Government Contract Vehicle or Open Market.
A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company’s standard line of business, as well as a list of customers your company currently provides these products/services for. Contractors should provide their DUNS, if applicable.
The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered:
.bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files.
Microsoft Office non-macro enabled compatible documents and .PDF documents are acceptable. If the Offeror determines that other formats are necessary, it is the Offeror’s responsibility to verify with Fiscal Service that those formats are acceptable. Proposal materials with unacceptable or unreadable formats may be found non-responsive.
No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time.
This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this notice.
A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Please note that the General Services Administration provides the notification service as a convenience and does not guarantee that notifications will be received by all persons on the mailing list. Therefore, we recommend that you monitor the SAM.gov site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions.
