License to recieve and use CUSIP numbers as identifiers of securities.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLE SOURCE AWARD

The Department of the Treasury, IRS, Office of Treasury Procurement Services (OS:A:P:T) intends to negotiate a Sole Source Firm-Fixed Price Contract for a corporate bond identifiers license with Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC. Market research was conducted and it has been determined there is only one responsible source to obtain a license for the Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) Numbers; in accordance with FAR 6.302-1.

All interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide a license for corporate bond identifiers within 5 days of this publication via e-mail to the Contracting Officer at tonya.l.mcclinton@irs.gov.
This is not a request for quotes or proposals. The Government does not anticipate receiving responses to this notice of a non-competitive action. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.