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HHS Single-Award BPA for POLITICO Enterprise News and Policy Subscriptions

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with POLITICO for enterprise-wide news and policy subscriptions. - Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR), Office of Mission Acquisition Solutions (OMAS) - Purpose: Provide annual enterprise subscriptions to POLITICO Pro Federal, POLITICO Pro U.S., E&E News, and AgencyIQ - Estimated initial quantity: 261 subscriptions for each product, with potential slight increases in later years - Scope includes: - Direct commercial subscription access to all platforms - Auditable contractor-performed enterprise license-management and administration support - Intended to support HHS's monitoring of legislative, regulatory, appropriations, oversight, and stakeholder-engagement activities - Brand-specific acquisition; POLITICO is the sole OEM and vendor, with no authorized resellers - Period of performance: Five-year BPA (June 30, 2026 – June 29, 2031), with annual subscription orders - No competing vendors or products identified; POLITICO is the only source - Estimated contract value likely ranges from $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 over five years, based on typical enterprise subscription pricing

Product Line Items: - POLITICO Pro Federal Subscription (261 annual subscriptions) - POLITICO Pro U.S. Subscription (261 annual subscriptions) - E&E News Subscription (261 annual subscriptions) - AgencyIQ Subscription (261 annual subscriptions)

Service Line Items: - Enterprise License Management and Administration Support (contractor-performed, auditable)

OEM: - POLITICO

Requirements: - Annual enterprise-wide access - License management and administration support - Brand-specific, sole source procurement

Description

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to establish a single-award, direct Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with POLITICO for annual subscriptions to POLITICO Pro Federal, POLITICO Pro U.S., E&E News, and AgencyIQ in support of Department-wide legislative, regulatory, appropriations, oversight, and stakeholder-engagement requirements.

The proposed acquisition is for direct commercial subscription access to the POLITICO environment requested by HHS, including POLITICO Pro Federal, POLITICO Pro U.S., E&E News, and AgencyIQ, together with auditable contractor-performed enterprise license-management and administration support. The requirement supports recurring HHS mission needs such as monitoring Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rulemaking and reimbursement policy, Food and Drug Administration regulatory and enforcement developments, drug-pricing legislation, public health emergency authorities, Labor-HHS appropriations, congressional oversight, and state Medicaid and public health policy developments.

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