Notification of the SEC's intent to award a sole source contract to Brightscope Inc. for subscription to ERISA plans data

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to use the procedures of FAR Part 13.501(a) to award a fixed-price contract on a sole source basis to Brightscope Inc. for subscription to a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) platform that provides data pertaining to Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans. The SEC requires subscription to ERISA plans data to further its competencies in surveillance, examination, and enforcement of market participants within the retirement industry. Brightscope Inc. is the only source that can meet the SEC's requirement because Brightscope is the only source identified that tracks ERISA plan information alongside the advisers and brokers who recommend or manage these ERISA assets, and the only source that can provide data aggregation/association between form 5500 data and FINRA/EDGAR filings.
The total estimated value of the contract is below the dollar threshold in FAR 13.5 for the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The anticipated period of performance of the contract is a Base Period of 12 months and four Option Periods of 12 months each. The SEC anticipates awarding a contract to Brightscope Inc. on or about August 30, 2018.

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.

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