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INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

Fitch Solutions Inc.

SS-OFR-24-050

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service, on behalf of the Office of Financial Research (OFR) and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) intends to make award to Fitch Solutions Inc., 33 Whitehall St FL 19, NEW YORK, NY, 10004-2148, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 6.302-1, for a software license subscription to Credit Sights. Fitch Solutions Inc. has been identified as the only source capable of providing the required content in an arrangement that suits the needs of OFR/FSOC.

OFR/FSOC require an online subscription access to Credit Sights proprietary Fundamental Research journals.

The journals are critical in scope, content, and emphasis for current and on-going research in economics, finance and data analytics which supports research and analysis of in -depth coverage of the credit and bond markets. OFR/FSOC require the most-broad (in terms of industry sectors and analyst reports), unbiased (conflict of interest free), and in-depth coverage of the credit and bond markets to meet their requirement needs.

The journals must include:

• Independent research reports from a firm whose principal business is research and performs no banking, trading or asset management functions which may bias its analyses. The firm must operate under an “investor-pay model” (i.e., a “conflict of interest free” model) where independent research for investors is the principal product.

The reports must cover:

• debt and equity markets, including analysis of underlying macroeconomic trends

• multiple regions (e.g., US, Europe, Asia, etc.),

• major sectors (financial, healthcare, services, etc.), and

• major companies representing the widely-traded industries within the sectors.

NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will NOT be accepted.

Fiscal Service will consider written responses received no later than 10:00 AM EST February 5, 2024.

Responses must be submitted electronically to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, Attn: CG/JMS REF SS-OFR- 24-050. Vendor responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows the proposed service is capable of meeting all of the characteristics of the services needed and described above. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements and is received by the aforementioned deadline, Fiscal Service shall make award on a sole source basis to Fitch Solutions Inc.

Qualified contractors must provide the following:

1. The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size and socioeconomic category (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service- Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.). Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses.

2. Whether your service is available through an existing Government Contract Vehicle or Open Market.

3. A narrative description of how your proposal meets all the characteristics needed for the service.

4. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers your company currently provides these products/services for.

5. UEI Number.

The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files.

Microsoft Office compatible documents are acceptable.

No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time.

This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this notice, should one be issued.