Synopsis_-_NOTICE_OF_INTENT_wOptions.docx

SYNOPSIS:

The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has a requirement for DOE program offices to acquire online subscription service and is contemplating a sole source award to Bloomberg Finance L.P., New York, NY for online subscription to Bloom New Energy Finance (BNEF). DOE plays a key role in educating the Nation’s citizens regarding energy efficiency and to our knowledge Bloomberg Finance L.P. has proven to be the only vendor who can provide the research, data, and news for the renewable energy sectors with a global foot print. This online information subscription will provide DOE program offices access to an array of research and analysis, news, clean energy investment data and advisory services that will provide valuable information to the program offices to formulate better business decisions concerning the renewable energy sectors.

Bloomberg Finance L.P. is the leading provider of research, data, and news for the clean energy, energy smart technologies, and environmental commodity markets and offers subscribers access to the industry’s largest and best connected team of sector subject matter experts who can share their assumptions and research methodologies in the renewable energy area. Bloomberg Finance L.P. has a unique capability offering not just a local footprint, but global footprint of over eighty (80) sector experts located in twelve (12) offices around the world, which provides a comprehensive global analysis coupled with more in-depth analysis by region, sub region, and technology. Bloomberg Finance L.P. has developed relationships within the renewable energy community that have positioned them to create proprietary models, indices, and benchmarking tools, unavailable through other providers. The software subscription covers an extensive range of energy indices that include proprietary information for the following markets:

· Renewable Energy: Wind, Solar, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Nuclear

· Energy Smart Technologies: Energy Efficiency, Digital Energy, Energy Storage

· Carbon Markets

· Carbon Capture and Storage

· Renewable Energy Credits

· Power

· Water

Blomberg Finance L.P. is the only firm capable of providing the required proprietary intelligence data, benchmarking tools, models, indices in the global energy markets.

The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition of 41 USC 3304(a)(1), FAR citation 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The contemplated award would include annual membership for a period of five years as follows:

Base Year: 5/1/2019 – 4/30/2020 Option Year 1: 5/1/2020 – 4/30/2021 Option Year 2: 5/1/2021 – 4/30/2022 Option Year 3: 5/1/2022 – 4/30/2023 Option Year 4: 5/1/2023 – 4/30/2024

The Federal Service Code for this requirement is D317 IT AND TELECOM – WEB-BASED SUBSCRRIPTION.

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT; no solicitation is available for this requirement. If a firm believes DOE should not pursue this sole source procurement with Bloomberg Finance L.P. then interested parties may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency NO LATER THAN March 3, 2019, by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) via FEDCONNECT website (https://www.fedconnect.net). The written response must include a general statement for services indicated in this announcement and past performance client information for similar work.

A determination by the Government to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this requirement competitively in the future. The Government will not be responsible for reimbursement of any costs incurred by interested parties in response to this Notice.