U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Procurement And Contracts Branch, Mail Stop O-20, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312

D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INCLUDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES SOL SECHQ1-00-C-0314 POC Ms. Wright-Samuel, (202)942-4996, Linda Sudhoff, Contracting Officer The Securities & Exchange Commission requires a real-time financial information service to be used by the SEC's Division of Enforcement and Market Regulation in connection with their market surveillance responsibilities. The information system shall provide on a continuing basis, current and historical securities trading data as well as access to business and economic news. The contractor shall provide the SEC with a financial information service which supplies real-time and historic transaction data on stocks, options, futures and bonds. The service shall provide access to the full text of news stories and articles for the most recent ninety days from leading sources of business and financial information. The service shall also provide the capability to download current and historical trading data for analysis and to provide analytical capability such as adjustable display bar, point and figure charts, moving average charts and multiple graphs displayed simultaneously. The services shall operate on SEC owned computers, on a multi-user Windows NT environment. The period of performance will be one base year, October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000 and four (one year)option periods from October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2004. Accordingly, the SEC intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Bridge Information Systems, 717 Office Parkway, St. Louis, MO. 63141. See Note 22***** Posted 10/08/99 (W-SN390381). (0281)

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