Bureau of National Affairs Portfolios 2025

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to acquire the subscription renewal of the printed materials with Bloomberg Industry Group using FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures not to exceed $750,000. Subscription includes the Bloomberg Industry Group supplemental material of One (1) Set US Estates Gifts & Trusts & Foreign Portfolios and Two (2) Sets US Income Portfolios. Period of Performance is March 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

Bloomberg Industry Group “Bureau of National Affairs” (BNA) is the sole publishers for these book and supplements, for the IRS satellite libraries throughout the CONUS. Periodical Publishers, these materials shall be used in support of the professional legal staff at the IRS, for informational source of litigation, regulation, and legislative research in support of the IRS mission. The materials are copyrighted and only published legal materials written by noted scholars and practitioners in the field of taxation and distributed by BNA.

A sole source justification – Simplified Acquisitions has been documented in thecontract file in writing. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 513120, and the business standard size is 1,000 employees.

This is published as a notice of intent not a request for proposals or an invitation for bids. No solicitation shall be issued, therefore such requests for solicitation shall be considered non-responsive. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based upon responses to this announcement is solely within the discretion of the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.

Potential sources who believe they can provide the subscription service listed above are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 12:00 p.m., February 21, 2025. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government.

Offerors must complete provisions 1052.209-9002 Notice and Consent to Disclose and Use of Taxpayer Return Information (May 2018), 1052.232-9001 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements for the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (Jul 2019), paragraph (c) Contractor Point of Contact Information, and 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 2016), paragraph (b)(1)(2).

Other Clauses/Provisions: 52.252.2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998): FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), 52.213-2 Invoices (Apr 1984), 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds, Transfer-System Award Management (SAM) (Oct 2018) and 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed Price)(Apr 2012).