Notification of the SEC’s intent to award a sole source purchase order for subscription to leveraged loan data

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Solicitation number
50310221Q0112
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
519190 All Other Information Services

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This Special Notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission announces its intent to award a sole source purchase order to Capital IQ, Inc. for a subscription to leveraged loan data. The SEC requires this subscription to provide primary and secondary market information on leveraged loans to support its regulatory activities.

The SEC intends to use the procedures outlined in FAR Part 13.501(a) to award a fixed-price purchase order to Capital IQ, Inc. as they are the only known source that can meet all of the SEC's requirements. Interested parties were given until December 7, 2021 to identify their capability to meet the requirement, however a competitive solicitation will not be issued as the SEC intends to award the purchase order to Capital IQ, Inc. on or around September 15, 2021. The initial base period is 12 months with options to extend for up to an additional nine 12-month periods. The total estimated value is below the FAR threshold for applying the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

December 2, 2021:

This notification is amended to correct the company name to S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC.  Additionally, the anticipated award date is updated.  The notification is revised as follows:

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 S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC for subscription to leveraged loan data.    The SEC requires subscription that provides primary and secondary market information on leveraged loans, individual transactions and aggregate statistics, daily trading volumes, information about the liquidity of the market, timely news and analysis of the leveraged primary and secondary loan markets, and relevant index(es) that track the performance of leveraged loans.   S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC is the only known source that has a subscription product that meets all of the specifications in the format required by the SEC. 

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 up to nine Option Periods of 12 months each.  The SEC anticipates awarding a purchase order to S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC on or about December 15, 2021.

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.

Update #1 ·

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 Capital IQ, Inc. for subscription to leveraged loan data.    The SEC requires subscription that provides primary and secondary market information on leveraged loans, individual transactions and aggregate statistics, daily trading volumes, information about the liquidity of the market, timely news and analysis of the leveraged primary and secondary loan markets, and relevant index(es) that track the performance of leveraged loans.   Capital IQ, Inc. is the only known source that has a subscription product that meets all of the specifications in the format required by the SEC. 

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 up to nine Option Periods of 12 months each.  The SEC anticipates awarding a purchase order to Capital IQ, Inc. on or about September 15, 2021.

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.

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Notification of the SEC’s intent to award a sole source purchase order for subscription to leveraged loan data Latest Limited / Sole Source Justification
Notification of the SEC’s intent to award a sole source purchase order for subscription to leveraged loan data Award Award Notice
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