D -- WEB BASED DATABASES

Notice Date

August 14, 2001

Contracting Office

Export -- Import Bank of the United States, Office of Administrative Services, Contracts and Acquisitions, 811 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20571

ZIP Code

20571

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-EXIM01-LIB-02-0032

Response Due

August 28, 2001

Point of Contact

Raymond Tracey, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-565-3341, Fax 202-565-3528, Email raymond.tracey@exim.gov -- Susan Schneider, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-565-3326, Fax 202-565-3528, Email susan.schneider@exim.gov

Description

The Export-Import Bank of the United States intends to award a sole source order to Bureau Van Dijik, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 for "BankScope", "EIU Country Data" and "Capital Intelligence" for the Export Import Bank of the United States. The "BankScope" is a spreadsheet database of financial data, ratio analysis, ownership, and ratings for 11,500 banks worldwide. "EIU" Country Data is a statistical spreadsheet database of 257 economic indicators in time series for 195 countries, covering 5-10 years of historical and 5 years of forecast data. "Capital Intelligence" is selective downloading of bank rating reports and country banking surveys in SWOT format for about 225 banks from the Middle East to Far East Asia. This is a continuation of the service and will run for one year beginning 1 October 2001 through 30 September 2002. This acquisition is under NAICS 51421. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This is a sole source requirement and if no affirmative written responses are received that a comparable source is available, a sole source will be negotiated. Responses must be received, in writing, within fifteen (15) calendar days of publication of this notice. Interested parties shall submit sufficient descriptive literature with their response to prove their capability to respond to the requirements. Responses shall be in writing. NO TELEPHONE OR FAX RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED. This acquisition is being conducted under the guidelines as set forth in the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). Award will be contingent upon availability of FY02 funding. The point of contact is Raymond S. Tracey @ 202-565-3341. Award will be made to the source listed above unless one or more qualified responsible sources are identified that can also meet the delivery period.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010816/DSOL015.HTM (D-226 SN50U942)