SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Notice of Intent - U.S. Department of Energy
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Office of HQ PS (HQ)U.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Headquarters Procurement ServicesMA-641000 Independence Ave., S.W.WashingtonDC20585US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-SOL-0006928
- Archive Date
- 6/6/2014
- Point of Contact
- Lisa V. Persson
- E-Mail Address
-
Contract Specialist
(Lisa.Persson@hq.doe.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DATE: April 22, 2014 CONTRACTING OFFICE: Department of Energy, Office of Headquarters Procurement Services (MA-64), 1000 Independence Ave, S.W., Washington D.C. 20585 NAICS CODE: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: R499 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER Subject: Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract to Standard & Poor?s to provide access to their ?Ratings Direct? online credit rating data portal for the Loan Programs Office (LPO). DESCRIPTION: The Office of Headquarters Procurement Services of the Department of Energy (DOE) plans to contract by means other than full and open competition. This is a sole source acquisition without full and open competition. The circumstances permitting other than full and open competition are prescribed in FAR 6.302-1, One Responsible Source, under the authority of the Competition in Contracting Act, 41 U.S.C. ? 3304(a)(1). This contract is for the purpose of acquiring licenses to enable the LPO credit analysts and credit review analysts to use the Standard & Poor?s (S&P) ?Ratings Direct? online credit rating data portal. This tool is consistently used to confirm the LPO analysts? credit analysis findings as well as to understand the assumptions behind S&P?s view of the credit of a particular borrower or counterparty. The S&P Ratings Direct is a proprietary scoring system for scoring credit ratings. Although Moody?s and Fitch also have similar products, the LPO?s internal credit rating scoring system was modeled upon the S&P scoring system. As a result, the ratings delivered by LPO?s system are directly comparable with S&P ratings, rendering S&P uniquely situated to provide the tool that best fits the requirement and serves the best interests of the Government. The LPO is familiar with the offerings from Fitch and Moody?s and has purchased their credit ratings separately for the loan evaluation process, but has determined through this familiarity that the S&P Direct Ratings product is most similar to the LPO?s internal processes and therefore most suitable for the purpose of comparing and double checking credit analysis results. The estimated term of this contract is not to exceed 12 months at a total ceiling price of $90,000. This notice serves as Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract and is not a solicitation or a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement by the closing date of this notice, which will be considered by the Government. The written response must include a detailed discussion demonstrating experience providing services identified in this announcement and client information for similar work previously performed. Capability statements shall not exceed three pages (including cover letters, graphics, appendices, references, etc.) and shall be submitted via the Message function in FedConnect) located at https://www.fedconnect.net). FedConnect is owned and operated by Compusearch Software Systems, Inc. The Department of Energy does not provided technical support for FedConnect. Capability Statements submitted via a method other than FedConnect?s Message function will not be considered. A determination by the Gove rnment not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. CLOSING RESPONSE TIME & DATE: May 7, 2014, 3:00 p.m. local prevailing time (Washington D.C.) POINT OF CONTACT: Lisa Persson, Contract Specialist: lisa.persson@hq.doe.gov ANTICIPATED CONTRACT AWARD DATE: May 19, 2014
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