2032H323Q00060_SOW_Corp Bond Id License.pdf

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STATEMENT OF WORK

Corporate Bond Identifiers License

Office of Economic Policy

1. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this contract is to obtain the license for identifiers to be used for the HQM Corporate Bond Yield Curve and related yield curves.

The contractor must provide the license to receive and use CUSIP numbers as identifiers of securities.

2. BACKGROUND

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) mandates that the Treasury Department produce a corporate bond yield curve. This yield curve is called the High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Yield Curve. The HQM yield curve pertains to corporate bonds in the top three qualities AAA, AA, and A. Additional related yield curves using the same methodology are computed in conjunction with the HQM curve, including other corporate bond yield curves and yield curves for Treasury securities.

Following standard market practice, the securities used in the yield curves are identified by CUSIP numbers. Therefore, the license is purchased from the contractor for CUSIP numbers.

3. SCOPE

The objective of this contract is to obtain the license from the contractor for CUSIP numbers.

4. SPECIFIC TASKS

Task 1: Provide the license for receiving and using CUSIP numbers. This task is specified in Section 5.

5. LICENSE

5.1. The contractor must provide the license for receiving and using CUSIP numbers during the Period of Performance specified in Section 7. The CUSIP number license must cover current and historical securities.

5.2. The CUSIP number license must cover all bonds used in the yield curves.

5.3. The contractor must communicate to the third-party providers of data for securities for the yield curves that the CUSIP number license exists, so that these providers enable the use of CUSIP numbers together with the data.

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6. DELIVERABLES AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE

The license must apply to CUSIP numbers for all data employed in the yield curves.

7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Files will be available online via the Contractor website.

8. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The anticipated period of performance is 12-month Base period plus four (4) 12-month Option Periods.

Base Period: September 28, 2023 through September 27, 2024 Option Period 1: September 28, 2024 through September 27, 2025 Option Period 2: September 28, 2025 through September 27, 2026 Option Period 3: September 28, 2026 through September 27, 2027 Option Period 4: September 28, 2027 through September 27, 2028

9. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND GOVERNMENT FURNISHED

INFORMATION (GFE/GFI)

N/A

10. WORK HOURS

Online service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

11. SUPPORT

11.1. The contractor must provide help for any problems or questions in connection with the license, including documentation on the CUSIP numbers if required. If necessary, the contractor must contact any third-party vendor to make sure that the third-party vendor knows about the license and should supply CUSIP numbers.

11.2. The contractor’s support must include a telephone number that is available to be called for help every business day between 9 a.m. ET and 6 p.m. ET. The contractor will make best efforts to help resolve any problem or question within 48 hours from the time that the telephone call alerting the contractor to the problem or question was placed.

12 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

N/A

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13 SECURITY

Information is unclassified and does not require DD Form 250.

14 SECTION 508 COMPLIANCE

This service must meet industry standards to comply with 508 regulations.