Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Single Source Purchase Order for access to Global Compliance Workstation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a single source basis to Institutional Shareholders Services, Inc., 702 King Farm Boulevard # 400, Rockville, MD, 20850-5774. The SEC requires access for five (5) single-user passwords with unlimited access to Global Compliance Workstation database that provides profiles of publicly traded companies with connections to any country that has been identified by the United States Department of State as being a state sponsor of terrorism and as having programs for the production or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or ballistic missile systems. The Contracting Officer has determined that Institutional Shareholders Services, Inc. is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b) due to exclusive licensing agreements. The SEC intends to award a purchase order to Institutional Shareholders Services, Inc. on or about February 28, 2018. The period of performance of the purchase order is anticipated to be a base period of 12 months with two (2) 12-month option periods. The total award value will be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

This notice is not a competitive request for proposals. A competitive solicitation will not be issued. However, the government will give consideration to interested parties that identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals by the response date of this notice.