Notification of the SEC's intent to award a sole source purchase order for subscription to the Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) system

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to use the procedures of FAR Part 13.501(a) to award a fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania for subscription to the Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) system. The SEC requires subscription to a web-based data management system designed to facilitate retrieval and manipulation of data from a wide variety of financial and economic sources. WRDS is the only known source for the consolidation of the data required by the SEC, both current and historical, from several sources in a format useful for researchers.

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 purchase order to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania on or about December 13, 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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