Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase Order to Ice Data Derivative UK Limited

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis to Ice Data Derivatives UK Limited, Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4SA for an enterprise-wide license to intraday bid and ask prices for index and single-name credit default swaps, including credit default swaps written on corporate bonds, municipal bonds, sovereign bonds, loans, and asset-backed securities. The NAICS code is 518210.  The contracting officer has determined that Ice Data Derivatives UK Limited is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC’s requirement in accordance with FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii) – Sole Source Acquisitions. 

The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be one year with four one year options.

The SEC intends to award a purchase order to Ice Data Derivatives UK Limited on or about September 25, 2020. This notice is not a request for competitive 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 by the response date of this notice.