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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) intends to award a purchase order to LRP Publications Inc., on a sole source basis, for subscription access to "CyberFeds". In carrying out the agency’s... The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) intends to award a purchase order to LRP Publications Inc., on a sole source basis, for subscription access to "CyberFeds". In carrying out the agency’s mission, CFTC requires access to comprehensive and critical federal employment information to stay on top of the ongoing rapid changes in the human resources and equal employment areas. Specifically, CyberFeds provides an EEO Library, Labor Relations Library, Employee Relations Library, Pay and Benefits Library, and Workers’ Compensation Library. Additionally, the subscription offers access to: Forms Library, News Archive, Online Conferences, Online User's Guide, Quick Start Guides, Checklists Plus+, A guide to Federal Labor Relations Authority Law and practice, by Peter Broida, A Guide to Merit Systems Protection Board Law and Practice, by Peter Broida, and A Guide to Federal Sector Equal Employment Law and Practice, by Ernest C. Hadley. There is no known alternative source that provides the critical information in all disciplines, analysis and tools to satisfy CFTC’s Human Resources, Office of General Council and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion’s requirements. A subscription to CyberFeds will provide the necessary information, data and analytics to support CFTC’s employee and labor relations, EEO, and compensation data reference needs. The authority permitting the acquisition peculiar to one manufacturer is 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) – circumstances deems only one source reasonably available to satisfy Agency Requirements. The anticipated contract will have a period of performance of a base period of one (1) year and four (4) one year optional periods. The identified vendor is the sole provider of these items. Therefore, this vendor is the only responsible source identified as reasonably available that will satisfy the agency requirements. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS and a solicitation will not be issued. However, the Government will consider responses from all responsible sources received by the date and time identified above. Written responses must include sufficient information to establish capability to fulfill the requirement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Any responses received will only be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in lieu of the sole source described in this notice, and such determination shall be made at the sole discretion of the CFTC.