Fitch Rating Service

Added: Nov 25, 2016 12:35 pm The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, intends to award a sole source commercial items contract to the Fitch Ratings, One State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004-1481. The contract will renew the OCC's existing service.

Fitch Ratings provides proprietary credit ratings, which includes 140 different data fields and up to 35 years of historical rating actions including defaults. Fitch provides analysis used in the calculation of ratings through in depth special reports and timely market commentary on a broad range of sectors, entities, and securities. Fitch Ratings cover corporate financing, emerging markets, financial institutions, infrastructure, insurance, public finance, sovereigns, and structured finance.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; a solicitation document will not be issued. All information received within 7 days after the date of this notice with pricing and sufficient technical documentation to establish a bona fide capability to meet the requirement will be considered by the OCC. A determination not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the OCC. Information received will be considered primarily for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.