Sole Soource Justification - 50310225P0034_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Single Source Documentation from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a potential contract award to Mergent, Inc. The SEC requires a service providing historical fixed-income securities data for corporate issuers, hosted on the Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) platform. The required data must cover at least 15 years and include detailed information such as issuer details, issue-specific data, post-issuance information, and characteristics like industry codes, ticker listings, call schedules, credit ratings, and bond acquisition details.

On July 22, 2025, the SEC posted a notice of intent to award the contract to Mergent, Inc., noting they are the only known source providing a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) subscription database integrated with WRDS that meets the agency's specific requirements. The contracting officer has determined Mergent, Inc. is the only source reasonably available to meet the SEC's requirements, and the total award value will be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. Interested parties were invited to submit documentation demonstrating their capabilities in response to the notice.