SPECIAL NOTICE
76 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 5/25/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, Quality and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1540 Robert M. Ball Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21235, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21235
- Solicitation Number
- 0919-16-1037
- Archive Date
- 6/17/2016
- Point of Contact
- Jameka Anderson,
- E-Mail Address
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jameka.anderson@ssa.gov
(jameka.anderson@ssa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, but merely notification of the Social Security Administration's (SSA) intent to issue, on a sole-source basis, a firm fixed-price delivery order to the IHS Global Inc. for access to their online subscription entitled the IHS Global Insight. Under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 6.302-1, the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The IHS Global Insight Subscription is only available from its producer and manufacturer and not through dealers or distributors. The period of performance will be for twelve months, beginning October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. SSA economists who work on high-priority projects at the request of the Commissioner will use this subscription. The IHS Global Insight provides economists with an in-depth forecast and analyses to evaluate a portfolio of local markets or perform an in-depth analysis of a single market. This item includes comprehensive coverage on economic performance at the regional, state, metropolitan, and county levels; Local market demographics; Detailed industrial structure; Residential real estate activity; Business demographics. The quarterly forecasts draw on IHS Global' s U.S. and global macroeconomic outlook, and cover more than 200 performance indicators. Without these datasets, the agency will not be able to accurately plan policies related to the trust funds. The subscription includes the following publications and databases: 1. US Economic Service - Comprehensive (10 and 30 Year Fsts without US Macro Model) provides forecasts and analytical coverage of concepts such as composition of gross domestic product in both real and nominal terms, prices and wages, key measures like vehicle and housing sales, financial markets, and incomes among many others. 2. IHS Global Inc.'s US Regional Service - Comprehensive (Region, State, Metropolitan, County) uniquely provides coverage of all 50 states, 363 metropolitan areas, and over 3,100 counties across 150 economic performance indicators. 3. HIS Global Inc.'s Economic Analytics (historical data, macroeconomic, financial, over 200 countries) provides unlimited access to historical economic, financial, and industry data for more than 200 countries, including the U.S. in detail. A determination by SSA not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of SSA. Information received will be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government does not intend to pay for information provided in response to this notice. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. Responses shall be submitted by 9:00AM EST on Thursday June 2, 2016. If SSA does not receive an acceptable response to this announcement by June 2, 2016, negotiations will be conducted with IHS Global, Inc. as the only source and a delivery order will be issued without any additional notices being posted. All respondents should use Reference Number "0919-16-1037" and be submitted via email to Jameka Anderson at Jameka.Anderson@ssa.gov.
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