CFTC Sole Source for Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) Books
Commodity Futures Trading Commission · COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMM
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
CFTCCEA
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
519210
Product service code
R605
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-08-18
Response deadline
Sep 2, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
DC
Contracting contact
T_Jones@cftc.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 519210 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101, as established by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source purchase order and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) intends to award a purchase order to CCH, Inc. on a sole source basis to obtain 80 copies of the 2026 edition of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) Regulations and Forms. CCH, Inc has the ability to deliver a single publication that provides the following: Commodity Exchange Act, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974; Futures Trading Act of 1978; Futures Trading Act of 1982; Futures Trading Act of 1986; Futures Trading Practices Act of 1992; CFTC Reauthorization Act of 1995; Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000; CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008; Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; and, Regulations promulgated by the CFTC. Each section of the acts listed above must include the United States Code citation as well as the section number of the act.?There are no known alternative sources where the CFTC can obtain the same or comparable information contained in the subject titles.? Delivery of all items shall be made within 30 days from date of award. CCH, Inc is the only known source for these services, and the CFTC is unaware of any alternative solutions. The Government intends to procure this requirement under the authority of 41 U.S.C. § 1901, as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) FAR 12.102(a) per the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS or a solicitation of offers. However, the Government will consider written responses from all responsible sources received by 5:00 pm ET, September 2, 2026. Written responses must include sufficient information to establish capability to fulfill the requirement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of Market Research. A determination not to compete this requirement is solely at the discretion of the Government. No formal solicitation package is available. The Government will not be responsible for any costs of preparation in response to this announcement.
Contact
Point of contact
Tamara Jones
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
T_Jones@cftc.gov
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.
