Notification of the SECs Intent to Award a Single Source Purchase Order to ICAP Information Services

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a sole source contract for historical U.S. Treasury trade and quote data derived from the BrokerTec electronic interdealer platform and made available through a monthly subscription with ICAP Information Services, 2 Broadgate, London, United Kingdom. The base period of performance will be June 2016 to May 2017. The contract will have a base period with one option period and will result in a firm fixed price purchase order. The SEC requires historical trades and quotes for U.S. Treasury securities as offered by ICAP, the full order book, and volume data. The historical data will be delivered through the Thomson Reuters Tick History product.

Due to exclusive licensing agreements the Government intends to solicit only one source using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). Interested organizations may submit their capability statements and qualifications for the provision of this requirement. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct future competitive procurements. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. No solicitation or additional information will be made available with regard to this sole source notice.