Notice of Intent To Award Sole Source Contract; Three BLOOMBERG TERMINAL Subscriptions

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a sole-source, firm-fixed-price, purchase order (PO) to Bloomberg Finance L.P., (CAGE Code 51M77), 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, 10022.  The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements.  The period of performance will be for two (2) years.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is NAICS Code 519290:  Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services; and the Product Service Code is DA10:  Business Application/Application Development Software As A Service. 

The FBI awarded PO number 15F06722P0000899 to Bloomberg Finance L.P. in 2022 for three (3) Bloomberg Terminal subscriptions. 

The FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division (CID), Economic Crimes Unit (ECU) requires an internet-based subscription product for real-time financial information for the private and public sectors.  The nature of the ECU’s investigations and the sophistication of their targets requires readily available and advanced analytical tools. 

The objective of this requirement is to procure three (3) BLOOMBERG TERMINAL subscriptions for a range of market and financial information, both domestic and international, including news, analytics, research, and pricing for the following market sectors: corporate debt, mortgage, money market, municipal, preferred, equity, commodities, indices, currencies, Treasuries, worldwide sovereign and agency, and derivatives. 

This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available.  However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which the government shall consider.  The response must show clear and convincing evidence to support the respondent’s ability to provide timely and effective services that would be advantageous to the government.  A determination not to compete this action based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the government.  The government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.  This is not a request for quotes.  Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by contacting Bryan Lane via email only at bvlane@fbi.gov, no later than June 1st, 2023, at 9:00 AM, (EST).  Only emailed responses will be considered.  No phone calls.

Vendors must be registered in SAM, (effective July 29, 2012), to receive government contracts.  The FBI utilizes a financial system that has a direct interface with SAM.  Please ensure that your company’s SAM information is updated and accurate.  This includes the TIN, EFT, DUNs, UEI, addresses, and contact information.  The EFT banking information on file in SAM will be what the FBI uses to process payment to your organization.