SAM #SY081220260913

Sole Source Digital Media Content Library Subscription for WHS/PPIO

This notice announces the Washington Headquarters Services' intent to award a sole source contract for digital media content library subscriptions. - Agency: Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), for Individual and Planning, Performance, and Integration (PPIO) - Sole source award to Getty Images (US), Inc. - Product: Premium, enterprise-level digital media content library subscription - Enables authorized government personnel to search, download, and license high-resolution images and video clips - Includes access to historical archives, current event coverage, and specialized content - Comprehensive licensing agreements, indemnification, and clearly defined usage rights required - Getty Images is cited as the only vendor able to meet exclusive content and licensing requirements - Estimated contract value: $30,500.00 - NAICS code: 519290 (Web Search Portals and all other Information Services) - No competing vendors identified; not a request for quotes or proposals - Period of performance not specified

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THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. PURSUANT TO REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL (RFO) 5.101(a), THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD GETTY IMAGES (US), INC FOR Digital Media Content Library subscriptions 

The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), on behalf of the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Individual and Planning, Performance, and Integration (PPIO), intends to perform a sole source award to Getty Images (US), Inc. for Digital Media Content Library subscriptions. The PPIO requires premium, enterprise-level subscription for media content library, enabling authorized Government personnel to search, download, and license visual content for official use.  The estimated value of the contract is $30,500.00.

The anticipated award will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 under the procedures Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1, “Simplified procedures,” Getty Images (US), Inc is the only vendor to meet WHS PPIO’S Digital Media Content Library subscriptions requirement as they possess the exclusive collection of millions of high-resolution images and video clips, including extensive historical archives, current event coverage, and specialized content.  Getty Images provides clearly defined usage rights for all visual content comprehensive licensing agreements and indemnification, which is a critical requirement for Government use in public-facing materials.

This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability for this scope of work by responding to this notice via email to whs.mc-alex.ad.mbx.ks@mail.mil with a PDF file, referencing notice of intent number SY081220260913, no later than 10:00 A.M. ET, August 28, 2026. All information submitted should support the offerors’ capability to provide the services required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 519290 Web Search Portals and all other Information Services with a Small business size standard of 1000 employees.

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