Sole Source Justification (Redacted - Final) - LevFin Insights.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 16PBGC24Q0031
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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This document is a Sole Source Justification for a web-based subscription to Fitch Solutions' LevFin Insights (LFI) product. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is seeking a sole-source award to Fitch Solutions for a subscription that provides proprietary quantitative models to analyze short and medium-term probability of default and market trends. The LFI subscription offers features such as research and information on credit markets, proprietary reporting and data on the leveraged finance markets, access to financial data, real-time data and quantitative models, and unbiased published materials. The anticipated NAICS code is 513210 (Software Publishers). The period of performance is a one 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods. This is not a Request for Proposal; rather, it is a notice of intent to award sole source to Fitch Solutions. Interested parties may request further information by the stated deadline.
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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION
(FOR SAP PROCUREMENTS)
Contracting Organization: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) / Procurement Department (PD)
Requisition Number: RQ-37-24-000059
Procurement Action Type: New Contract
Solicitation Number: 16PBGC-24-Q-0031
Contractor Name or Brand Name Product: Fitch Solutions / LevFin Insights (LFI)
Services to be procured:
CFRD is seeking a sole-source award to Fitch Solutions for one web-based subscription to LFI for 15 users that delivers proprietary quantitative models to analyze short and medium-term probability of default and market trends.
The LFI’s subscription offers the following features:
A. Research and information on credit markets, deal details, and market trends.
B. Provide in-depth proprietary reporting and data on the leveraged finance markets from new issues through bankruptcy.
C. Provide access to financial data that covers: leverage ratios, lends on deals, financial pipeline data, and reference data on tranches.
D. Real-time data and access to quantitative models to analyze short- and medium-term probability of default.
E. Access to unbiased published materials and up-to-the minute editorials.
F. Information on new debt issuances by lower credit rated companies and Debt Capital Markets
Period of Performance: One 12-Month Base Period and four 12-Month Option Periods
The anticipated NAICS code is 513210 (Software Publishers). The rationale for this NAICS code is PBGC’s requirement is for a license subscription for financial data and this NAICS code encompasses packaged software and providing access for clients to software published by others from a central host site.
1. AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY
2. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED
3. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY’S NEED
4. AUTHORITY PERMITTING SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT
5. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR THE NATURE OF THE
ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED
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