SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source to Bloomberg Finance LP
- Notice Date
- 12/17/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Office of HQ PS (HQ)U.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Headquarters Procurement ServicesMA-641000 Independence Ave., S.W.WashingtonDC20585US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-SOL-0009305
- Archive Date
- 1/29/2016
- Point of Contact
- Teresa J. Brown
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Office of Headquarters Procurement Services of the Department of Energy (DOE) plans to contract by means other than full and open competition. This is a sole source acquisition without full and open competition. The circumstances permitting other than full and open competition are prescribed in FAR 6.302-1, One Responsible Source, under the authority of the Competition in Contracting Act, 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1 ). This award is to acquire subscriptions from Bloomberg Finance LP for the DOE Loan Programs Office (LPO). The subscriptions will provide LPO access to Bloomberg?s resources that provide mission critical information to the LPO Origination and Portfolio Management Divisions. As subscribers to Bloomberg Terminal Services, LPO will have on-demand access to the industry?s leader in research, data, news, and legal content for clean energy, energy smart technologies, and environment commodity markets. Bloomberg has developed relationships within the renewable energy community and offers several proprietary models, indices and benchmarking tools. Bloomberg provides LPO with access to in-depth comprehensive global analysis and technology that is unique to energy efficiency and renewable energy. DOE plays a key role in educating the public about energy efficiency and renewable energy and Bloomberg?s subscription services serves are the most suitable method for DOE to obtain its obtaining its mission. The estimated term of this contract is 60 months (12 month base period with four 12 month option periods) at a total ceiling price of $252,473.08. This notice serves as Notice of Intent to award a sole source purchase order and is not a solicitation or a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement by the closing date of this notice, which will be considered by the Government. The written response must include a detailed discussion demonstrating experience providing services identified in this announcement and client information for similar work previously performed. Capability statements shall not exceed three pages (including cover letters, graphics, appendices, references, etc.) and shall be submitted via the Message function in FedConnect located at https://www.fedconnect.net. FedConnect is owned and operated by Compusearch Software Systems, Inc. DOE does not provide technical support for FedConnect. Capability Statements submitted via a method other than FedConnect?s Message function will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. CLOSING RESPONSE TIME & DATE: December 30, 2015, 2015, 11:00 a.m. local prevailing time (Washington D.C.) ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: December 30, 2015 POINT OF CONTACT: Teresa Brown, Contract Specialist: teresa.brown@hq.doe.gov
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