Intent to Sole Source_Capital IQ.pdf

U. S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation

FINANCE DIVISION | PROCUREMENT SECTION

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY

NOTICE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a one-time, sole source, firm fixed price (FFP) contract with S&P

Global, Address: 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041 for the purpose of procuring Capital IQ Platform for access to a commercial financial database. Capital IQ’s extensive data set serves as a key component to how the FBI utilizes commercially available financial data to identify critical trends and information that may pose a risk to national security. Capital

IQ’s unique interface and accessibility allows for increased analysis and triage capability otherwise unavailable to the FBI.

The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interests and/or capabilities statement to this requirement by contacting Tiffanie Neal, Contract Specialist via email only tlneal@fbi.gov, no later than 11:00 am (Central), April 30th, 2021. Responses sent via other means (i.e. via telephone call, facsimile transmission, etc.) will not be considered.

Information received will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is at the discretion of the Government.