The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a $7,725,691.58 definitive contract to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (Finra) for a Bluesheet System. The contract is a labor-hours type with no set-aside designation. Finra is a not-for-profit organization that serves as the largest independent regulator for securities firms in the United States. The Bluesheet System contract supports the SEC's mission of investor protection and maintaining orderly markets. Finra has...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a $10,157,090.90 definitive Time and Materials contract to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA), a not-for-profit organization and the largest independent securities industry regulator. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2030, will allow non-broker-dealer and bank security-based swap entities to file their FOCUS (Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single) Reports using FINRA's existing...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a $3,474,015.00 sole source contract to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) to design, develop, and implement Form CRS capabilities on FINRA's existing Web CRD and BrokerCheck systems. This will enable broker-dealers to file Form CRS and provide public access to the filings. The contract has a one-year base period with nine one-year option periods. FINRA was selected as the sole source provider based on its existing...
This is a definitive, time-and-materials contract awarded by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to Refinitiv US LLC, a subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group PLC, for $1,911,710.87 in public reference room services. The contract has no set-aside designation and an ultimate completion date of March 15, 2009. Refinitiv US LLC is also the holder of a $1 Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the SEC, awarded in October 2019 with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024. This BPA...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a $23,091,152.87 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Refinitiv US LLC for a Market Information Data Analytics System (MIDAS). The contract is to provide near real-time collection and analysis of U.S. equities, options, futures, fixed income, and cryptocurrency market data to support the SEC's regulatory mission. The original solicitation was a sole source notice for the requirement, indicating that Refinitiv's MIDAS solution is the only...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Factset Research Systems Inc., doing business as Factset, for $359,878.00. The contract is for the provision of Factset's proprietary financial data, analytical applications, and related services to support the SEC's economic analysis, investment research, policy making, and regulatory oversight activities. The contract has a period of performance from April 18, 2017 to April 30, 2022, with work to...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to Refinitiv US LLC, a subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group PLC, for a web-based subscription to a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solution that provides consolidated credit ratings data and credit watch updates from S&P, Moody's, and Fitch across corporates, municipals, and asset-backed securities. The $4,610,973.88 contract will support the SEC's ongoing market monitoring and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to FactSet Research Systems Inc. for access to the SharkRepellent Database, Ownership Database, and ETF Datafeed product. The contract has a ceiling value of $717,643.00 and a period of performance ending on May 31, 2027. This sole-source award was made without a set-aside designation, as the SEC determined FactSet is the only source that can reasonably meet its requirements. The contract supports the SEC's...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a $248,544.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Source Media LLC, operating through its Arizent division, for a three-year subscription to the company's specialized financial publications and data services. The contract, which was not set aside, provides the SEC with access to Source Media's copyrighted financial industry analysis and reporting that is not available from any other source. This sole-source award, made under the FAR...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. for data in structured format that provides detailed information on investment managers and pension fund consultants. The contract is valued at $707,310.00 and has a period of performance of one base year with four one-year option periods. The SEC determined Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. to be the sole source capable of meeting the requirement in accordance...