Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation.docx

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THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. FAR PART 13, SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES, ARE UTILIZED IN THIS PROCUREMENT. THIS ANNOUCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-87.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 523999 with a size standard of $38.5 million.

I. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation:

52.212-1; 52.212-2; 52-212-3; 52.212-4; 52.212-5; 52.217-9; 52.222-3; 52.222-19; 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-36; 52.222-50; 52.223-3; 52.225-13; 52.232-33; 52.233-3; 52.233-4

II. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT TO BE ACQUIRED

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) expects to gain access to a database that provides comprehensive fundamental and quantitative research and analysis on business transactions and mergers and acquisitions. The information shall be used on a daily basis to inform the CIFUS team, policy makers and the 14 agencies involved in the CIFUS decision making process as well as the Chair Agency, the Department of Treasury.

Task Access to a searchable database of known mergers and acquisitions of all sizes taking place globally as well as the Financials of the companies The competitors of the companies The news regarding the relevant industry Legal information The outcome/posture of the transactions The database should have as many search options as possible by company, industrial sector or area of the world For example, the search engine should be able to pick up all business activities such as joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions by a certain company in a certain country or region of the world and in a certain industry sector ranging from consumer discretionary to energy. Database must have amassed the rumors regarding impeding business deals globally.

The database should allow data to be easily exported into excel The database should allow for compareative graphing for example the market capital of a company can be compared to another The contractor should have enough human capital to amass the mergers, acquisition and other business activities to provide as much as a complete information to the CFIUS team The database should have the ability to provide a varity of seach functions

III. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION

Submit offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on letterhead stationary or plain paper. The proposal must include:

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The name, address and telephone number of the offeror;

(3) Description of technical solution in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with requirements in the solicitation

(4) Price and terms

(5) “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address

(6) FOB Destination based on a firm-fixed-price for a base year and four option years each contract line item number, and any discount terms for those prices;

(7) Include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotations that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(8) Period for acceptance of offers: The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(9) Late submissions, modification, revisions, and withdrawals of offers: Offerors are responsible for submitting offers and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals so as to reach the Government office by Friday, April 22, 2016, at 11:00a.m. eastern standard time

IV. DELIVERY

All quotes shall be submitted so that they are received no later than 11:00a.m. eastern standard time on Friday, April 22, 2016, to Stephanie Kelly, Contracting Officer email address Stephanie.kelly@nist.gov. Faxed quotes will not be accepted.