Attachment 5 - OEC E-Feeds DRAFT RFP Vendor Evaluation Criteria (REVISED 3-21-2024).pdf

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DRAFT RFP Automated Financial Institutions and Providers Data Feed Products and Services (eFeeds)
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This document is a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for Automated Financial Institutions and Providers Data Feed Products and Services (eFeeds) from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The draft RFP outlines the evaluation criteria the SEC will use to assess offerors, including risk, security and privacy assessment, total cost of ownership, existing broker data feeds, training and support availability, and technical capability. The SEC is seeking industry feedback on the draft evaluation criteria. This is a market research effort, and no proposals are being solicited at this time. The anticipated contract period of performance is one year with four one-year options, with a tentative start date of September 30, 2024. The SEC has specified NAICS code 541511 with a $34M size standard for this full and open competition. Responses to the SEC's questions and comments on the draft materials are requested by April 8, 2024.

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SEC Nonpublic Information – Draft

OEC E-Feeds Vendor Evaluation Criteria in no particular order

1. Risk, Security and Privacy Assessment.

a. The Government will evaluate the offerors’ likelihood of to achieving FedRAMP authorization and SEC Authorization of Operate (ATO) within a reasonable amount of time after award.

i. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s response to the security questionnaire that Offerors will be required to provide, a Readiness Assessment Report (RAR), and/or a Security Assessment Plan (SAP) and Security Assessment Report (SAR) by an accredited 3rd Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) during the FedRAMP authorization and ATO process.

ii. Offerors are encouraged to provide any 3rd party assessments and/or audit reports of its security controls with its proposal submission to demonstrate its likelihood of obtaining/best possibility of obtaining FedRAMP authorization.

b. The Government will evaluate the response to the security questionnaire that must be returned with the offeror’s proposal.

2. Total Cost of Ownership

a. The Government will evaluate the total cost of ownership to account for the offeror’s annual cost including initial setup, configurations, on-going operations and FedRAMP costs.

3. Existing Broker Data Feeds

a. Number of brokers that the offeror has existing relationships with. The SEC has identified 11 brokers that encompasses a significant portion of the accounts held by SEC employees.

4. Training and ongoing support availability.

a. Training plan and methods for users and administrators.

b. Help desk availability, inclusive of technical support.

c. Readily available documentation for users to learn the application.

5. Technical Capability

a. The Government will review of the offeror’s performance work statement (PWS) and

Service Level Agreement (SLA) to assess their understanding of the Government’s requirements and the likelihood their approach will result in a successful performance.

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