SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Contract to West, A Thomson Reuters Business
- Notice Date
- 11/23/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Acquisitions, Operations Center, 6432 General Green Way, MS 0-20, Alexandria, Virginia, 22312-2413, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22312-2413
- Solicitation Number
- RQ21000-12-0001
- Archive Date
- 12/10/2011
- Point of Contact
- Robert A Witherspoon, Phone: 202-551-7319, Terry Coley, Phone: 202-551-8002
- E-Mail Address
-
witherspoonr@sec.gov, coleyt@sec.gov
(witherspoonr@sec.gov, coleyt@sec.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a sole source contract to West Publishing Corporation (West, A Thomson Reuters Business) for a compliance and regulatory information service that provides access to real-time data, news and analysis, and rules and regulations, combined with application tools and communications. The online service shall provide daily compliance news, analysis, practical guidance, and regulatory change information for North America that enable users to monitor developments in broker-dealer, investment adviser and mutual fund industry sectors. This service shall provide the following: • Current announcements of rule proposals; • Up-to-date rulebooks by self-regulatory organizations; • Analyses of the latest topics including expert guidance and advice; • Articles and features from leading experts in the securities industry; • The latest practice notes from law firms, accounting firms, investment firms and other compliance-related businesses; • Subject guides that consist of a combination of news, analysis, and practice notes on a wide variety of topics; • Policy statements, speeches, rule filings, and consultation papers of US regulatory bodies, SROs, and exchanges; • Country guides that consist of a country profile, contacts directory, and news on each individual country; • A regulatory calendar that keeps track of current and upcoming regulatory deadlines. The service shall deliver to users customized daily email alerts with electronic links to full-text articles. The service shall provide key word searching capability, a searchable archive of news stories, international information, and access to a message board that permits staff to learn what is of concern to others in the industry. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c ) (1), implemented by FAR 6.302-1-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. West, A Thomson Reuters Business is the only know source that possesses the historical capability required by the SEC. This information is being provided for the U.S. and international financial markets with analytical capabilities. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICs) Code is 51821 and the acquisition action with only one source is under FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The period of performance for this award is December 1, 2011 through November 30, 2012 plus up to 3 one year options may be awarded with the base year. The SEC intends to negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1; Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested organizations may submit their capability statements and qualifications for the provisions of this requirement. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct future competitive procurements. Late responses may not be accepted. This is a Notice of Intent, not a solicitation. No solicitation will be issued for this sole source requirement and no other information will be provided.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SEC/OAPM/PCB/RQ21000-12-0001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC, District of Columbia, 20549, United States
- Zip Code: 20549
- Zip Code: 20549
- Record
- SN02628533-W 20111125/111123234249-d856a759aca2e6b2102be42b2b437330 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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