Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase Order to Thomson Reuters

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis to Thomson Reuters, 3 Times SQ, New York, New York, 10036 for access to Municipal Market Data (MMD). The NAICS code is 519190. The contracting officer has determined that Thomson Reuters is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.501(a)(1)(ii). The MMD data feed provides municipal market benchmark index data which is required by the SEC staff. This product is only provided by the publisher and therefore not available from any other source.

The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be one (1) base year with four (4) one (1) year options.

The SEC intends to award a purchase order to Thomson Reuters on or about September 17, 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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