SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Sources Sought: Global Market Pricing Data Subscription
- Notice Date
- 2/11/2020 9:17:17 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 519190
— All Other Information Services
- Contracting Office
- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON DC 20549 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20549
- Solicitation Number
- 50310220Q0024
- Response Due
- 2/26/2020 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 02/27/2020
- Point of Contact
- Jeremy Garrett
- E-Mail Address
-
garrettj@sec.gov
(garrettj@sec.gov)
- Description
- � � � � � � �� SEC Source Sought Notice � Global Market Pricing Data Subscription � The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is issuing this notice to seek sources for subscription to global market pricing data.�� The data subscription shall cover a broad range of securities, including global equities, fixed income, and certain categories of futures and options.� The SEC is seeking information from sources that currently have a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) subscription that meets all requirements in Attachment 1 � Draft Requirements List.�� The SEC will only accept responses from companies that currently have a COTS subscription that can meet all of the requirements in Attachment 1 and have active registration is the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov).��� Each respondent to this Sources Sought notice shall provide the following: 1. Summary/cover letter (limited to 3 pages) with following company information: Business name and address; Name of company representative and their business title; Business size and any whether company has any current socio-economic classifications (e.g. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Cage Code and DUNS; Contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and service, to General Service Administration (GSA), GSA MOBIS, NIH, NASA SEWP, FEDLINK, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle.� (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice. 2.� Completed Attachment 2 � Requirements Checklist Matrix.�� Your company must complete this attachment to indicate whether you company meets each data requirement.� 3.� A description of your company�s delivery mechanism to demonstrate it meets all of the � � �� SEC�s data requirements and formatting requirements for easy ingestion of the required � � � � � data (limit 5 pages). Merely restating the requirements is not sufficient. �4.� Sample files to demonstrate that your company�s solution meets the data requirements � � listed in the Requirements document. We request the following four sample files: A.� a sample file which contains the �Security Master Fields� (from the Requirements file), with inapplicable or unavailable fields indicated with �N/A� or some similar code, for each of the following securities (some of these securities are indicated with tickers, some are indicated with CUSIPs, some are indicated with SEDOLs, and some are indicated with ISINs): 167250109, 64128J952, EEQ, DWSN, B4R3HZ3, BD9NR98, AAPL, IBM, BTC2NF2, NL0000235190, US010831BW47, US00206RAZ55, US01310QCY98, US3130A6LS48, 2BQBK80, US02006L2K80, AUNB, BRRE, AAPL181116P00100000, SCHX, ARGO. B. a sample file which contains the �Security Market Pricing Fields� (from the Requirements file), except for �Exchange Rate�, with inapplicable or unavailable fields indicated with �N/A� or some similar code, for each of the following securities (some of these securities are indicated with tickers, some with CUSIPs, etc.), over the date range 05/07/2018�05/14/2018 inclusive (non-trading days may be omitted): 167250109, 64128J952, EEQ, DWSN, B4R3HZ3, BD9NR98, AAPL, IBM, BTC2NF2, NL0000235190, US010831BW47, US00206RAZ55, US01310QCY98, US3130A6LS48, 2BQBK80, US02006L2K80, AUNB, BRRE, AAPL181116P00100000, SCHX, ARGO. C.� a sample file which contains Exchange Rates (London mid-rate) for each of the following currencies, over the date range 05/07/2018�05/14/2018 inclusive (non-trading days may be omitted): EUR, JPY, CAD, GBP D. a list of all US equities for which you have coverage as of 02/11/2020. Note: The securities data requested for the sample files will be used solely by the SEC to assess respondents� capability to meet the data requirements; the data is not intended to be used by the SEC for any official business/regulatory activities. 5. Price estimate � the SEC requests a price estimate for enterprise subscription of all data requirements listed in Attachment 1.� The price estimate shall be inclusive of all pricing and licensing fees. � DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.� IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.� RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.� NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.� ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials.� All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly.� Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.� All government and contractor personal reviewing sources sought responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423.� The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified. Question and Response Deadline: All questions regarding this notice must be submitted to garrettj@sec.gov by no later than 5:00 PM ET on February 18, 2020.� All responses to this notice must be submitted to garrettj@sec.gov by no later than 5:00 PM ET on February 26, 2020.�� All responses must include:� 1. Summary/cover letter, �2. Completed Requirements Checklist (Attachment 2), 3. Description for data delivery mechanism, 4. Sample files, and 5. Price estimate.�
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