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Sources Sought Notice

Notice Type: Sources Sought/Market Research for Financial Capability Assessments Online Subscription

This is a Sources Sought/Market Research Notice to request information for Government planning purposes only. Responses will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. The Government is not committed to issue a solicitation or award a contract as a result of this announcement. As this is a sources sought synopsis and not a solicitation for request for proposals or quotations, the Government does not encourage questions concerning this market research.

OVERVIEW

The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Fort Lee, VA, provides comprehensive financial capability assessments in order to:

• support the Department of Defense (DoD) in the development and sustainment of Government contract administration services, and

• support of industrial capability studies on major DoD contractors' supply chain.

DCMA performs financial capability assessments by analyzing companies' financial performance using company-provided financial statements, publicly available financial information, industry comparison studies, credit history information, and market analysis information.

DCMA's financial capability assessment reports and presentations, include:

• comprehensive review of a company's financial capability to support its current and future workload, and

• an assessment of the probability of a company encountering liquidity or solvency problems.

DCMA is seeking an online subscription capable of providing, as a minimum, the following features to support the mission:

• industry comparison, historical financial information, and financial market analysis information. At a minimum, the contractor is required to provide a web- based search platform with access to the Contractor's database that provides analysis on publicly traded companies, international companies, and private companies with pubic debt,

• database functionality shall allow for easy access, "click- through" features that drill down to obtain multiyear historical financial data, affiliated company information, key financial metrics, merger and acquisition information, and comparative analysis to related companies. This software functionality has the capability to convert international company's financial currency to U.S. currency.

All Reports must include the following:

• Business Legal Name as well as Identification of DBA Name

• Physical Street Address

• Phone Number

• Company Website

Access to research information, including

• Business Registration (including State of Registration, Date and Entity Number)

• Corporate Family Tree (including Headquarters, Domestic Parent, Global Parent and affiliated companies)

• North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC)

• Summary Company Report with General Information including Business Description, History of Operations, Industry, Investors, Summary Financial Information, Key Personnel.

• Historical (at least 5 Years) and Current Financial Statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Statement of Equity, and Key Ratios)

• Comparison of Financial Condition with Companies in its Industry

• Investments – Identification of Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures

• Listing of Major Recent Acquisitions and Divestitures

• Listing of Credit Ratings by Rating Agencies and Aftermarket Research

• Credit History (including credit limits, bankruptcy filings, liens, judgements, and suits)

• Forecast of Key Metrics for Future Years

• SEC documents

The requirement will be implemented using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 519130 – Internet Publishing, Broadcasting and Web Search Portals.

DCMA is conducting this Sources Sought to identify contractors who possess the capabilities to provide data through an online subscription as specified above and to determine their capability and adequacy. If your firm may be interested in this requirement, is a qualified small business for the NAICS code 519130 (1,000 Employees according to https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf), and has provided the required data through an online subscription, we request the information shown below.

As permitted by FAR Part 10, this is a market research tool being utilized for informational and planning purposes. Your responses will assist the Government in the development of its acquisition strategy for a possible Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotation, to be issued at a later date, and in determining whether any type of small business set-aside is possible for this procurement or whether full and open competitive procedures should be utilized. If full and open competition is ultimately pursued, responses to this synopsis will be used to aid in establishing small business subcontracting goals.

Response is strictly voluntary - it is not mandatory to submit a response to this notice to participate in any formal RFP process that may take place in the future. However, it should be noted that information gathered through this notice may significantly influence our acquisition strategy. All interested parties will be required to respond separately to any solicitations posted as a result of this sources sought notice.

Submission Instructions: Responses via email are due December 10, 2020 to Ms. Joan Kramer at Joan.D.Kramer.civ@mail.mil and must include the information requested below. Responses greater than https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf

15 double-sided pages (including all attachments) will not be considered. Late responses will not be accepted. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain any questions.

Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. We appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for responding to the Sources Sought.

Qualified firms shall submit a statement of interest on company letterhead demonstrating the firm’s qualifications to perform the defined work. Responses must be complete and sufficiently detailed to address the specific information. The documentation shall address, at a minimum, the following:

A. Company Profile to include:

1. Company name and address;

2. Affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, and potential teaming partners;

3. Points of contact (name, title, phone number and email address);

4. DUNS number and CAGE Code, as registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov/:

5. Business designation/status (must correlate with SAM registration):

_____ Large Business

_____ Small business _____ HUBZone _____ WOSB

_____ 8(a) _____ VOSB _____ SDVOSB

_____ Small Disadvantaged Business

B. A summary of your company’s expertise in providing the same or similar support;

Statements of your firm’s expertise should include reference to relevant contracts performed (including a description of the scope, quality of the support provided, and contract number).

Again, this information is requested for Government planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. This is not a request for proposal. The Government will not award a contract based upon responses to this announcement. The Government will not reimburse or pay for any costs in regards to the preparation or submission of information in response to this notice.

Contracting Office Address:

Defense Contract Management Agency ATTN: Joan Kramer 3901 A Avenue, Building 10500 Fort Lee, VA 23801