Sole Source Justification SandP MandM - R.pdf

SINGLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISTION

THRESHOLD

SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND THE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY

Department of State

Contracting Activity

Requiring Activity

IZl Acquisition Management Directorate

Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs

SECTION 2: NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED

Approval is requested to award on a sole source basis to S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC, New York, NY for the supplies and/or services described in Section 3 on behalf of the Requiring Activity.

SECTION 3: DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY'S NEEDS

The requirement is to provide five licenses for one-year for S&P's Capital IQ Pro: SNL Metals & Mining at

EEB/ECM. The estimated value for the entire period of performance is . These supplies/services require that S&P provide five users with access to their digital platforms and provide ad-hoc access to their analysts for consultation. This will allow the Energy and Critical Minerals Directorate (ECM) to better advise senior leadership on actions to improve security and resiliency of U.S. critical mineral supply chains and diversify market share away from China.

S&P's Metals and Mining subscription service includes essential capabilities uniquely qualified to respond to frequent data calls and analytical requirements to inform senior Department officials' decision-making and policy development processes. The services provide access to a comprehensive database of public and private mining companies, projects, and mining properties. It also provides access to proprietary mining insights, investment research, and third-party news sources from Dow Jones Newswires and Nikkei News.

These services vastly improve EEB's analytical products and are not currently available from other EEB subscriptions. S&P's Metals and Mining would support EEB's ability to analyze critical mineral markets and use the information from the platform to come up with recommendations for the leadership of the Department. Its supply data and analytic tools, including industry and asset data, commodity price forecasting tools, supply and demand reports, and original reporting and analysis, enables EEB to track and map specific projects to identify vulnerabilities in U.S. supply chains and recommend specific actions to create an ex-China supply chain for critical mineral.