Active Solicitation · DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking proposals for News Clips Services. This full-and-open competitive RFP, numbered 693JK426R500002, will result in a Firm Fixed Price contract for five years, including one base year and four option years. Proposals are due by June 11, 2026, with questions accepted until May 22, 2026.
Attn: Potential Offerors,
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Affairs (OPA) is seeking a Contractor to provide News Clips Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.
This is a full-and-open-competitive requirement. The Request for Proposals, numbered is 693JK426R500002, for commercial items (“News Clips Services for DOT”), which was prepared by the U. S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Office of the Senior Procurement Executive in accordance with the format specified in FAR Subpart 12.6 - but which is supplemented with the additional information included in this notice.
Accordingly, this Solicitation, while pertaining fundamentally to commercial items (“News Clips Services for DOT”), also has certain features typically associated with FAR Part 15 acquisitions, including: (a) specified Evaluation Criteria; and (b) a specified “Best Value” selection-process, in which each offeror’s overall attained technical standing will be more important than the offeror’s total proposed price; and (c) a reserved right for DOT to establish a Competitive Range or a Limited Competitive Range pertaining to the proposals received by DOT in response to this Solicitation.
The DOT anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract from this RFP. The resultant award shall consist of five years: one (1) base period and four (4) one year option periods. The basis for award is Best Value.
The NAICS Code 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services. Small Business size standard is 1000 Employees.
DOT invites your company to submit a proposal in accordance with your established rates for the above support Services.
Please submit questions by Friday, May 22, 2026, at noon EST. Proposal submissions are due no later than Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 10 AM EST via email to Melinda.Riddick@dot.gov with a cc copy to Robin.Golden@dot.gov. Please submit questions and proposal to the aforementioned email addresses.
Please reference: “RFQ: 693JK426R500002 (News Clip Services)
Thank you in advance for your interest in the Department of Transportation and its Programs.
Sincerely,
Melinda Riddick, Contracting Officer
Office of the Senior Procurement Executive
See attached:
NEWS CLIP SERVICES is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.
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