Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
16PBGC20Q0094
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

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About this opportunity

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation published a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract to S&P Capital IQ. The notice announces PBGC's intent to award a firm-fixed price purchase order to Capital IQ for a market intelligence platform subscription for 36 named users from September 27, 2020 through September 26, 2025.

The purpose of the notice is to provide Capital IQ's market intelligence platform subscription, which will provide real-time market data, financial information, valuation, research estimates, qualitative data, global market data, news and events, fixed income information, and credit ratings. This service is critical to determining whether PBGC should terminate pension plans. Interested parties may submit capability statements by September 4, 2020, however the decision to compete the procurement is at the agency's discretion. Capital IQ is the only provider that offers this necessary service. The contract is for a base period of one year with four additional one-year option periods and has a NAICS code of 519130.

Notice text

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Procurement Division is the contracting office for this procurement. The purpose of this notice is to announce the intent to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis to S&P Capital IQ , 55 Water Street, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10041-0004 (DUNS: 071368109) in accordance with FAR Part 12 and FAR Subpart 13.501.  The Contractor shall provide a market intelligence platform subscription for 36 named users of the service. 

The main categories of information provided by Capital IQ are: a) Real-time market data (i.e., stock prices);  b) Financial information (financial statements);  c) Valuation (financial modeling);  d) Research estimates (from sell-side equity research); e) Qualitative data (transcripts and other items); f)  Global market data (international markets);  g) News and events (press releases, analyst calls, etc.); h) Fixed income information (prices, yields, etc.);  i) Credit ratings and research ratings;  j) Security pricing and valuation.  Capital IQ provides comprehensive company information and financial modeling that CFRD uses to help determine whether or not to terminate a pension plan.  Capital IQ is the only provider that offers this service.  

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