The Fiscal Service (FS), on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intends to make award to Springer Science + Business Media, LLC - 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013-1522 on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.5 for Springer Science + Business access subscription. This subscription is only offered by Springer Science + Business Media, LLC and is proprietary.

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.

FS will consider written responses received no later than 1500 (3:00pm ET) 11 February 2016. Responses must be submitted electronically to [email protected] Attn: D.Holbert / CGropp. Responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows the vendor is capable of providing the requested subscription or a subscription that contains the same characteristics. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements, is more advantageous to the Government, and is received by the aforementioned deadline, FS shall make award on a sole source basis to Springer Science + Business Media, LLC.

Qualified contractors must provide the following:

1. 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.). Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses.

2. A narrative description of how your subscription meets all of the characteristics of the Springer Science + Business Media, LLC subscription for access to the Springer Science + Business subscription.

3. Whether your subscription is available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market.

4 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 this subscription to.

5. DUNS Number.

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 compatible documents are acceptable.

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.