S & P Global Market Intelligence Ratings Xpressfeed via WRDS

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

S & P Global Market Intelligence Ratings Xpressfeed, SS-OFR-18-023

The Bureau of Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), on behalf of the Office of Financial Research (OFR) intends to make award to S & P Global Market Intelligence, LLC, 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 6.302-1, for a software license subscription to S & P Global Market Intelligence Rating Xpressfeed via Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS). S & P Global Market Intelligence has been identified as the only source capable of providing the required content in an arrangement that suits the needs of the OFR.

OFR requires access to S & P Global Market Intelligence, LLC Ratings Xpressfeed on WRDS software license that contains the following access and information that is critical to the reporting that is required by OFR:

• Access to links to existing databases that include financial statement data and index membership data that are sourced from Compustat via WRDS
• Provide both long-term and short-term local currency issuer credit ratings for each entity
• Provides GVKEY and Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) structure entity identifiers in the issuer data that permit linking to financial statement data - WRDS SEC Analytics suite and WRDS index data
• Allows for the automated population of models of credit risk for financial institutions due to the integrated WRDS Analytic Suite.
• Monthly updates for any changes to existing company ratings or for ratings associated with new entities
• Entity ratings must be available back to 1978
• Access to other necessary data fields that are linked through central index key (CIK) and the (GICS).
• The database must be accessible via two methods: 1) the Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) web portal, and 2) a "Secured File Transfer Protocol" site, which enables a Fractal program to pull the file automatically every period.

The identified contractor, S & P Global Market Intelligence, LLC is the publisher and is currently the only known source for subscription that can meet OFR's needs.

No solicitation package will be issued. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received by no later than 10:00 am (EST) on January 9, 2018.

Responses shall be submitted electronically to Purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, Attn: M. Womack/B. Burnworth. Responses must be supported with clear and convincing evidence to clearly be able to provide the services outlined in this notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.