Database Access subscription services Investment Industry

Added: Jul 21, 2015 5:01 pm The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Investment and Innovation (OII), intends to negotiate a firm-fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with PitchBook Data, Inc. of Seattle, WA for the purchase of Database Access - Investment Industry under other than full and open competition.

SBA cites FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) (see excerpt below) as primary rationale for Sole Source Determination.
(2) Only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Sole Source determination is based on the following Pitchbook Data, Inc. Global Subscription Services provide unique industry comparative data at the individual fund and investment level. The level of data is not available from other sources. Pitchbook also offers several customized report options that are not available from any other competitor. The Pitchbook proprietary databases for private equity, venture capital, service providers and limited partner investors at the individual level that are not available from any other source. As a result, PitchBook Data, Inc. is uniquely qualified to satisfy the Government's minimum requirements.

Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Washington, DC, and be completed in accordance with the Contractor's commercial schedule. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 518210, and the size standard is 30 Million dollars.
No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by the response date above. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to leonard.spakow@sba.gov. No telephone requests will be honored.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition 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 a competitive procurement in the future.