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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Renewal of Financial Times Limited (The) FT Professional Online Subscription Access for all USDA Users

USDA ARS AFM APD · Beltsville, Maryland, 20705

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Response status

Due in 5 days

Sep 9, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC

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Posted
Aug 28, 2026
Archive date
Sep 24, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • USDA ARS AFM APD published this combined synopsis/solicitation.
  • The place of performance is Beltsville, Maryland.
  • The notice uses NAICS 513110 (Newspaper Publishers).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
5b03816bb70d4019bd0d31c7408a3789
Solicitation
1232SA26Q1353
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation number
1232SA26Q1353
NAICS
513110 — Newspaper Publishers
PSC
7630 — NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS
Set-aside
—
Set-aside code
—
Posted
Aug 28, 2026
Responses due
Sep 9, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 24, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
—
Category confidence
—
Category source
—
Last seen
Sep 5, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
—
Subagency
Agricultural Research Service
Subagency code
—
Office
USDA ARS AFM APD
Organization path
—
Organization path codes
—
Office address
BELTSVILLE, MD, 20705, USA
Place of performance
Beltsville, Maryland, 20705
City code
—
State
Maryland
State code
MD
Postal code
20705
Country
—

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1232SA26Q1353 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for renewal of Financial Times Limited (The) FT Professional online subscription electronic access via IP authentication for all USDA users and public on-site users in accordance with attached Statement of Work (SOW). This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 513110. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. This acquisition is an unrestricted requirement. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$33,884
Median$47,876
High end (p75)$104,125
Comparable awards
44
Median
$47,876
Computed
Aug 31, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
RENEW SUBSCRIPTION FOR ELECTRONIC ACCESS FOR ALL USDA USERS AND PUBLIC ON-SITE USERS (BASIDOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.$47,870.60Aug 3, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
OY 1WARREN COMMUNICATIONS NEWS, INC.$38,200.00Mar 3, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
POLITICO E&E PUBLISHING RENEWALPOLITICO, LLC$39,510.00Apr 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO IMPLEMENT EXECUTIVE ORDER 14173, "ENDING ILLEGAL DIDOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.$199,637.39Apr 13, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO IMPLEMENT EXECUTIVE ORDER 14173, "ENDING ILLEGAL DICRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.$40,688.00Apr 14, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CQ ROLL CALL - LEGISLATIVE NEWS & REPORTING DATABASE ACCESS.CQ-ROLL CALL, INC$120,870.00Nov 15, 202352Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
AFRICA INTELLIGENCE LICENCE GLOBALE - AFMISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$17,576.01Jun 11, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
B-PD: MAGAZINES FOR AMERICAN SPACES CY 2025EBSCO INDUSTRIES INC$11,580.05Apr 29, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
P00003 PROVIDES FULL FUNDING FOR OPTION PERIOD 1. PURCHASE ORDER FOR WASHINGTON POST ONLIWP COMPANY LLC$50,750.00Mar 12, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
IGNITES, FUNDFIRE, BOARDIQ SUBSCRIPTIONS BY F.T. SPECIALIST INC.F.T. SPECIALIST INC$131,720.00Jul 28, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
WALL STREET JOURNAL DIGITAL INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL (ALL WEB-BASED, NO SOFTWAREDOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.$7,841.25May 12, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PURCHASE ORDER 693JK426P600008 IS TO ESTABLISH AND FUND A BASE YEAR ANPOLITICO, LLC$53,100.00Apr 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUISITION IS TO ESTABLISH A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE WITH POLITICO PRO APOLITICO, LLC$20,150.00Jun 18, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
DEI-EO14398FITCH SOLUTIONS, INC.$389,007.02Jun 4, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PURCHASE ORDER FOR LEADERSHIP CONNECT FOR THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTALEADERSHIP CONNECT, INC.$34,650.00Mar 18, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PROVIDE NEWSPAPER FOR JUSMAGTHAI. BANGKOK POST PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED.MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$919.35Apr 11, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
OPTION YEAR 2.ELSEVIER INC.$4,834,834.99Apr 2, 202640Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RENEW ENTERPRISE-WIDE ELECTRONIC ACCESS FOR ALL USDA USERS (INCLUDING FOREST SERVICE) TO TCLARIVATE ANALYTICS (US) LLC$1,921,702.54May 28, 202640Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SUBSCRIPTION FOR ELECTRONIC ACCESS FOR ALL USDA USERS TO THE NEWSBANK ACCESS WORLD NEWS RENEWSBANK INC$36,900.00Jul 28, 202640Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RENEW ELECTRONIC PERPETUAL ACCESS FOR ALL USDA USERS TO THE BIOONE COMPLETE COLLECTION FROBIOONE$33,884.30Aug 19, 202640Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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archive_dateSAM.gov Contract OpportunitiesAug 30, 2026sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.32026.08.3
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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 44 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 31, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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