SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Access to electronic financial information database
- Notice Date
- 5/19/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Securities and Exchange Commission, Procurement and Contracts Branch, Operations Center, 6432 General Green Way, MS 0-20, Alexandria, VA, 22312-2413
- ZIP Code
- 22312-2413
- Solicitation Number
- SECHQ1-05-Q-0124
- Response Due
- 5/26/2005
- Archive Date
- 6/9/2005
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. SECHQ1-05-Q-0124 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-22 and 23 effective 05 MAY 2004 for full and open competition (this competition is unrestricted). SECTION C DESCRIPTION/SPECS/WORK STATEMENT. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires an electronic database that provides money fund data, including more than five years of weekly and ten years of monthly historical performance. Specifically, the database shall provide money market fund statistics including: the capability to provide retail and institutional domestic money market fund information, as well as the capability of performing money fund peer group analyses and trend analyses using time series data. The database shall feature money fund performance data, including net, gross, simple, and compound yields, total returns and growth rates; fund type; portfolio composition; expense information; asset size; rating information; and fund advisor, distributor, and custodial bank data. The database shall include the following: Moody's, S&P and Fitch Ratings, and more. These data may be used to create customized data queries and reports. Included on the database shall be articles from Money Fund Report (weekly), Money Market Insight (monthly), Rated Money Fund Report (monthly), and Money Fund Expense Report (quarterly). The database shall be provided as a CDROM with weekly updates for a single PC with a generic password. The award will consist of one base year and four option years. Period of performance is: June 17, 2005 through June 16, 2010. EVALUATION FACTORS: 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (JAN 1999) - Award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose quote is considered to be most advantageous to the Government. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: (1) technical acceptability, (2) past performance for requirements that are similar to the SEC requirement. Offerors shall provide complete client contact information so that reference checks may be conducted, and (3) price. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions; therefore, it is critical that each quote be fully responsive. This evaluation will be based on information provided by the contractor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the Business (financial) Quote-Part I or Technical Quote-Part II, but may do so at its discretion. Only authorized representatives shall submit quotes. Please carefully review the commercial item clauses for information about requirements and instructions for submitting a quotation. Quotations that do not include prices for all items will not be considered. CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS: The full text of clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acqnet.gov/far. The following clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation: 52-212.1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Jan 2005); 52.212-3 -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. (Mar 2005); FAR clause 52-212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items (Oct. 2003); FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Apr 2005) in paragraph (b) the following clauses apply; 52.222-3, 52.222-19,52.222.21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.232-33, 52.232-36, 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) also applies. Quotes submitted in response to this RFQ shall be in two separate parts: Part I Business (financial) Quote and Part II - Technical Quote. The Business (financial) Quote-Part I and Technical Quote-Part II shall be separate and complete so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently of the other. Each Offeror shall submit two signed copies each of the Business (financial) Quote-Part I and Technical Quote-Part II. Request for Quotation number SECHQ1-05-Q-0124 shall be referenced on the Business (financial) Quote-Part I and Technical Quote-Part II. Offerors shall in the first 2 pages of their Business (financial) Quote-Part I and Technical Quote-Part II identify and explain any exceptions, deviations taken or conditional assumptions made with respect to the quote being offered versus the requirements of the contract. Any exceptions, etc., taken shall contain sufficient amplification and justification to permit evaluation. All benefits to the SEC shall be explained for each exception taken. Such exceptions will not, of themselves, automatically cause a quote to be termed unacceptable unless they fail to provide sufficient benefits to the SEC, or result in material deviations from the requirements of the contract as stated in SECTION C-DESCRIPTION/SPECS/WORK STATEMENT above. Offers are due no later than May 26, 2005, 5:00 p.m. local time. Offers received after this date and time will not be considered for award. Hand delivery, postal, or express mail address is: Securities and Exchange Commission, Attn: J McIntyre, 6432 General Green Way, MS-20, Alexandria, VA 22312. Offers may also e-mailed to mcintyrej@sec.gov. The anticipated date of award is on or about June 17, 2005. No other methods of submission will be accepted. All future information about this RFQ including amendments shall be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Securities and Exchange Commission, Headquarters/Library, 450 5th Street N.W.,, Washington,DC,
- Zip Code: 20549
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20549
- Record
- SN00811471-W 20050521/050519212639 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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