SEC Source Sought Notice for serial subscription support

Update (9/18): This notice is updated to provide the SEC's response to questions - see attached. All terms of the Sources Sought remain unchanged including the response deadline.

Original Notice Posting (9/8):

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is issuing this notice to seek sources for support of recurring order and renewal of serial subscriptions. The requirements are described in Attachment 1 – SEC Draft SOW.

Each respondent to this Sources Sought notice shall provide the following:

1. Summary/cover letter (limited to 3 pages) with following company information:

• Business name and address;


• SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number


• Name of company representative and their business title;


• Business size and any whether company has any current socio-economic classifications (e.g. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)


• Existing Government contract vehicles available for the procurement of the service, such as General Services Administration (GSA) or FEDLINK and whether the scope of the contract covers the SEC’s Draft SOW.

2. A description of your company’s capability to meet the requirements in Attachment 1 – SEC Draft SOW. Merely restating the requirements is not sufficient. (limited to 7 pages)

3. A response to each of the SEC’s questions in Attachment 2 – SEC Questionnaire for Vendors.

Question and Response Deadline:

All questions regarding this notice must be submitted to garrettj@sec.gov by no later than 3:00 PM EDT on September 17, 2025.

All responses to this notice must be submitted to garrettj@sec.gov by no later than 3:00 PM EDT on September 30, 2025. All responses must include: 1. Summary/cover letter 2. A description your company’s capability to meet the requirements listed in the SEC’s Draft SOW 3. Response to the Questionnaire (Attachment 2).

Note: the SEC may contact respondents for further information including one-on-one meetings as part of the market research process.

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.