SPECIAL NOTICE
76 -- Intent to Sole Source - Mergent
- Notice Date
- 1/6/2022 9:54:23 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SS-OFR-22-033
- Response Due
- 1/19/2022 9:00:00 AM
- Point of Contact
- purchasing, Purchasing
- E-Mail Address
-
purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, Purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov
(purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, Purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov)
- Description
- INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Mergent #SS-OFR-22-033 The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), on behalf of the Office of Financial Research (OFR), intends to make award to Mergent Inc. 580 Kingsley Park Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715-6403, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 6.302-1, for Mergent Inc. data feed. OFR has a need for comprehensive research database information.� This information must include both U.S. and Canadian Government securities issues.� The information needs to include both National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the Financial Industry Regulator Authority (FINRA) transaction information.� The FINRA information must also contain all Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) information and transactions since 2002.� All of this information shall be available through the Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) system utilized to compile data research for OFR. The information in WRDS shall be updated at least annually.� OFR also requires monthly updates provided directly to OFR preferably in compact disk (CD) format if information is not updated monthly in WRDS.� The Mergent Fixed Income Securities Database (FISD/NAIC/FINRA) for academia is a comprehensive database of publicy-offered U.S. bonds. FISD/NAIC contains issue details on over 340,000 corporate, corporate MNT (medium term note), supranational, U.S. Agency, and U.S. Treasury debt securities and includes more than 550 data items.� FISD/NAIC provides details on debt issues and the issuers, as well as transactions by insurance companies.� It is used to research market trends, deal structures, issuer capital structures and other areas of fixed income debt research. The identified contractor, Mergent Inc., is the only source for a subscription to the Mergent Fixed Income Securities Database. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE.� A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will not be accepted. Fiscal Service will consider written responses received no later than 01/19/2022. Responses must be submitted electronically to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, Mergent /Attn: KZ - ED. Responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows your company is capable of providing the content described in this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no written response is received by the aforementioned deadline that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements, and that is more advantageous to the Government, Fiscal Service will make award on a sole source basis to Mergent Inc. Qualified Contractors must provide the following: 1. The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.).� Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number, should the Government have questions regarding individual responses. 2. DUNS Number. 3. Specific details of the product(s) that your company offers in regards to this notice. 4. Whether your content is available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market. 5. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers to whom your company currently provides the specific required content. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files. Microsoft Office and Adobe compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time. The period of performance for this action is to be 30 after receipt of order (ARO).� Fiscal Service may consider information� received no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, January 19, 2022, submitted to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, Mergent/Attn: KZ - ED.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/87a9bc2f257b4bd9bcb38811f6ca9f93/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20005, USA
- Zip Code: 20005
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20005
- Record
- SN06210644-F 20220108/220106230113 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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