SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase Order to Kroll Bond Rating Agency
- Notice Date
- 7/22/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511199
— All Other Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Acquisitions, Office of Acquisitions, 100 F Street, NE, MS-4010, Washington, District of Columbia, 20549, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20549
- Solicitation Number
- SECHQ1-15-Q-0158
- Archive Date
- 8/13/2015
- Point of Contact
- Christina J. Turner, Phone: 2025518187, Victor Cairo,
- E-Mail Address
-
turnerc@sec.gov, cairov@sec.gov
(turnerc@sec.gov, cairov@sec.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis to Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) for access to their credit ratings data. The contracting officer has determined that Kroll Bond Rating Agency is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b). Kroll Bond Rating Agency is one of the ten Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSROs) from which the SEC requires credit ratings data. This data includes credit ratings for all the following sectors offered by KBRA: structured finance, public finance, financial institutions and corporates which is required by the SEC staff. The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be one (1) year with four (4) one (1) year options. The total estimated value of this purchase order is below the simplified acquisition threshold. The SEC intends to award a purchase order to Kroll Bond Rating Agency on or about August 11, 2015. 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.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Record
- SN03806364-W 20150724/150722235739-18b514026addd11f2112e197f59cede2 (fbodaily.com)
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