User licenses for Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF-ALL) for the Office of International Affairs Intent to Sole Source

SPECIAL NOTICE TO SOLE SOURCE:
Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
POC: Corey DiBenedetto | email: corey.dibenedetto@irs.gov
For: Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF-ALL) Subscription

The Office of Treasury Procurement Services (OTPS); Operations Support Branch, intends to negotiate a sole source acquisition with Bloomberg LLC for subscription services to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF-ALL) with the approximate start date of November 18, 2019. This subscription will include proprietary BNEF provides extensive clean energy project data in developing countries, and includes data on financing, project developers, and vendors.

A twelve (12) month base and three (3), twelve (12) month option periods are contemplated for this acquisition.

No solicitation package will be issued. This special notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received no later than 1:00 PM, EDT on November 8, 2019.

Responses shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
1. The name of your company;
2. Company DUNS No and CAGE Code;
3. Point of Contact, and secondary contact, information;
4. The specific product(s) that your company offers that fulfills the same function as the items to be included on this order or evidence that your company is capable of providing the specific items mentioned above; and,
5. A description of that product(s) and its overall capabilities.

It is your responsibility to demonstrate how your product(s) is capable of providing the same functionality that exists with the Bloomberg products mentioned above. The Government will not seek additional information from your company if you fail to provide sufficient evidence of having a product capable of meeting the Government's
needs.
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's Contracting Officer. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Responses shall be submitted to Corey DiBenedetto at corey.dibenedetto@irs.gov