FY 2024 SOW Bentek Renewal_Revised.docx

CUI//PROCURE

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Statement of Work March 4, 2024

1. SCOPE.

The scope of work includes subscription-based access to S&P Global Bentek.

S&P Global Bentek offers comprehensive natural gas data related to pipeline flows, production details, demand and supply analytics, regional reports, as well as news and forecasts. S&P Global Bentek also provides expert analytics of the North American natural gas market; Bentek's reports are designed to permit easy identification of important natural gas trends and anomalies.

A comprehensive list of S&P Global Bentek reports and data is listed below:

Daily (D), Weekly (W), and Biweekly (BiW) products include the following Observer reports: the Canadian (D,W), Midcon (D), Northeast and Expansion File (D,W,BiW), Rockies (D,W), Southeast/Gulf/Texas and Expansion/Appendix Files (D,W, BiW), West (D,W); the following Analytics reports: Industrial End User (W) and Expansion File, Market Recap (W), Power Burn (D), Power Burn Nuke Gas Burn History (D), Power Burn Nuke Outages (D), Storage (D), Storage (W), Supply/Demand Balance (D); the following Regional Balances Reports: CellCAST (M), Cell Model (D), Cell Region (D), Cell Flow (D), Texas Observer (D); the following Market Model Reports: Power Burn (D), Supply/Demand Balance (D), Canadian Observer (D), Industrial End User (D), Midcon Production Monitor (D), Northeast Observer Load Serving Pipes (D), Northeast Observer Associated (D), Northeast Observer LDC Associated (D), Northeast Gas Production Monitor (D), Power Burn Associated (D), Rockies/West/Gas Production Monitor Associated (D), SEGulf/TX Observer (D), West Observer Associated (D); all of the History Summary Files, Basic Market Models files, Oil and Gas Production Monitor files (outside of the Canadian reports) and the PIRA North American Gas files.

2. BACKGROUND

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. FERC's Mission is to ensure reliable, efficient, and sustainable energy for consumers. Fulfilling this mission involves pursuing two primary goals:

· Ensure that rates, terms and conditions are just, reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or preferential.

· Promote the development of safe, reliable and efficient energy infrastructure that serves the public interest.

· In an effort to support the first goal, the Commission protects consumers through market oversight and surveillance; assuring compliance with tariffs, rules, regulations, and orders; detecting, auditing, and investigating potential violations; and developing and formulating policies and regulations to address emerging issues. The Commission employs various methods in these activities, including:

· Developing surveillance procedures to detect potential manipulation, anticompetitive behavior, and other anomalous activity.

· Identifying potential subjects of nonpublic investigations.

· Analyzing trading and other complex data related to manipulation or other improper conduct.

· Analyzing long-term electric market trends.

· Issuing, coordinating, and developing proposed policy reforms to address emerging issues affecting wholesale and interstate natural gas and electric energy markets.

In support of the above objectives, the Office of Enforcement (OE) and Office of Energy Policy and Innovation (OEPI) use this information to better understand hub prices and liquidity, to stay apprised of major market issues, and to better understand trading practices of market participants. S&P Global Bentek provides a variety of fundamental analyses using pipeline nominations combined with their econometric modeling. OE and OEPI staff require this information to follow natural gas and power market trends.

3. OTHER PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

Not Applicable

4. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

A security clearance is not required in performance of this effort.

4.1. Contractor Interfaces

Not applicable

4.2. Disclosure of Information

Information made available to the contractor by the Government for the performance or administration of this effort shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the written agreement of the Contracting Officer.

The contractor agrees to assume responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of Government records, which are not public information. Each contractor or employee of the contractor to whom information may be made available or disclosed shall be notified in writing by the contractor that such information may be disclosed only for a purpose and to the extent authorized herein.

4.3. Limited Use of Data

Not Applicable

5. PLACE(S) OF PERFORMANCE

OATI systems and Commission Locations.

6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

· Base Period - 10 months from contract award.

7. DELIVERABLES

The following deliverables will be required under the resultant contract:

· Fully functional access to S&P Global Bentek

· Help desk access and performance commitments

7.1. Project Plan

Not applicable

7.2. Monthly Status Report

Not Applicable

7.3. Final Report

Not Applicable

7.4. Deliverable Table

Not Applicable

7.5. Inspection and Acceptance Criteria

Final inspection and acceptance of all work performed, reports and other deliverables will be performed at the place of delivery by the COTR.

7.6. General Acceptance Criteria

General quality measures, as set forth below, will be applied to each work product received from the contractor under this statement of work.

Accuracy - Work Products shall be accurate in presentation, technical content, and adherence to accepted elements of style.

Clarity- Work Products shall be clear and concise. Any/All diagrams shall be Easy to understand and be relevant to the supporting narrative.

Consistency to Requirements - All work products must satisfy the requirements of this statement of work.

File Editing - All text and diagrammatic files shall be editable by the Government.

Format - Work Products shall be submitted in hard copy (where applicable) and in media mutually agreed upon prior to submission. Hard copy formats shall follow any specified Directives or Manuals.

Timeliness - Work Products shall be submitted on or before the due date specified in this statement of work or submitted in accordance with a later scheduled date determined by the Government.

8. QUALITY ASSURANCE

The COTR will review all listed deliverables periodically in order to ensure accuracy and quality of product.

9. ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATIONS

9.1. Correspondence

To promote timely and effective administration, correspondence shall be subject to the following procedures:

a) Technical correspondence (where technical issues relating to compliance with the requirements herein) shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) with an information copy to the Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contract Administrator (CA).

b) All other correspondence, including invoices, (that which proposes or otherwise involves waivers, deviations or modifications to the requirements, terms or conditions of this SOW) shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer with an information copy to the COTR.

9.2. Points of Contact

9.2.1.. Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR)

a) The Contracting Officer's authorized technical representative; for this effort is as follows:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Enforcement 888 1st Street, NE Washington, DC 20426 Beatrice Scott, 202-502-8993

b) The COTR is the individual within the Program Management function who has overall technical responsibility for this effort The COTR supports the CO/CA during administration of this effort by:

1) Making final decisions regarding any recommended rejection of deliverables;

2) Providing technical clarification relative to overall workload matters;

3) Providing advice and guidance to the Contractor in the preparation of deliverables and services;

4) Providing acceptance of deliverable products to assure compliance with requirements.

c) The COTR also provide technical direction to the Contractor, i.e., shifting work emphasis between areas of work; fills in details, or otherwise serves to accomplish the purposes of this effort. Technical direction shall be within the general statement of work for this effort. The COTR does NOT have the authority to and may NOT issue any technical direction which:

1) Constitutes an assignment of work outside the general scope of this effort;

2) Constitutes a change as defined in the "Changes" clause;

3) In any way causes an increase or decrease in cost or the time required for performance;

4) Changes any of the terms, conditions, or other requirements of this effort; and

5) Suspends or terminates any portion of this effort.

d) All technical direction shall be issued in writing by the COTR or will be confirmed by the COTR in writing within 10 calendar days after verbal issuance. A copy of the written direction shall be furnished to the CO and the CA.

e) In addition to providing technical direction, the COTR will:

1) Monitor the Contractor's technical progress including surveillance and assessment of performance, and recommend to the CO and CA, any changes in the requirement;

2) Assist the Contractor in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance; and

3) Perform inspection and acceptance or recommendation for rejection of Contractor deliverables and identify deficiencies in delivered items. This does not replace any other quality assurance inspection requirements that are specified elsewhere within this SOW.

f) If in the opinion of the Contractor, any instruction or direction issued by the COTR is outside of their specific authority, the Contractor shall not proceed but shall notify the CO in writing within 5 working days after receipt of any instruction or direction, with an informational copy to the CA.

9.2.2. Contracting Officer

The Contracting Officer (CO) for this effort is as follows:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Procurement Operations Branch 888 lst St. NE Washington, DC 20426 Attn: Heidi Muller 202-502-8643 Heidi.Muller@FERC.Gov

9.2.3. Contract Administration

Not Applicable

9.2.4. INVOICING•

The Contractor will submit an original invoice to:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Finance Attn: Deena Hamilton-Graham 888 l t Street, NE Washington, DC 20426 To constitute a proper invoice, the invoice must include the following minimum information and/or attached documentation:

· Name of business concern/letterhead;

· Invoice date and separate/distinct number;

· Contract and Task Order number;

· Description of services and dates upon which services were rendered;

· Payment terms;

· Name, title, phone number and complete mailing address of responsible official to whom payment is to be sent or to contact in case of a defective invoice;

· Total charges for the billing period.

10. TRAVEL

Not Applicable

11. CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR)-NEW CONTRACTS

Not Applicable

12. POST AWARD EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

Not Applicable

13. SECTION 508 COMPLIANCE REQUJREMENTS

· Any/all electronic and information technology (EIT) procured through this effort must meet the applicable accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194. 36 CFR 1194 implements Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and is viewable at http://www.section508.gov•.

14. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY/INFORMATION

Not Applicable

15. PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

Not Applicable