99 -- CONSULTING SERVICES

Notice Date

September 12, 2000

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

22312

Solicitation Number

N/A

Response Due

October 3, 2000

Point of Contact

Joan Johnson, Purchasing Agent 202/942/4984 Linda Sudhoff, Contracting Officer 202/942/4993

Description

The Securities and Exchange Commission intends to award a Sole Source Purchase Order to Dr. Violet Torbey, Asst. Prof of Finance, located at School of Business, Bond University, Gold Coast, Qld 4229 Australia. Dr. Torbey will conduct extensive research in the areas of bankruptcy and security issuances. Her experience with bankruptcy will provide valuable advice and assistance in improving the Commission's policy, decision making and management of initiatives dealing with the accounting restatements, financial disclosure and questions surrounding earnings quality. She will be involved in designing studies, collecting and analyzing data, interpreting results, and writing reports summarizing the analyses. The Commission has surveyed the Market and has determined that Dr. Tobey is the only individual who can do this work. The proposed purchase order action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the Authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by submitting a fax to Joan Johnson on 703 914-9226 on or before September 19, 2000. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Note 22 applies to this notice.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000914/99SOL004.HTM (W-256 SN495830)