Sources Sought – Subscription for an Economic View Database, Covering United States, Canada, and Macro Service, and Macroeconomic Model. RFI Number: 2032H325N00004 Notice Type: Sources Sought SYNOPSIS The Office of Economic Policy requires a subscription to an economic view database, covering United States, Canada, and macro service, and macroeconomic model. These services shall provide Economic Policy with mission-critical information about global capital markets, credit ratings, research tools, and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Economic Policy is seeking a database that provides a unique platform to measure and manage risks through expertise and experience in credit analysis, economic research, and financial risk management. With an economic view in real time and a macro service, Economic Policy can access leading-edge software, and advisory services. The chosen databases shall integrate and customize its offerings to address specific requirements at their users’ requests. Without such a service, Economic Policy’s economists are unable to support their missions and achieve their goals. The Office of State and Local Finance (OSLF) within Financial Markets, requires a subscription to a U.S. national and regional historical database in order to access economic, demographic and financial data for the U.S., U.S. states, metropolitan areas, and counties. This subscription will provide essential economic data to assist OSLF’s core mission: monitoring developments in municipal bond markets, supporting policies to improve the management of public pensions and other liabilities, serving as a liaison to state and municipal officials and associations, and developing potential federal policy responses to issues that emerge in municipal financing markets. Additionally, OSLF will use this database to address questions from senior policymakers, analyze various national, state, and municipal policy issues, and to continually monitor and evaluate macroeconomic developments in the United States. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this request may likely include: 519290 – Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND . Include whether or not you are a small business; 8(a) small business; HUB Zone small business; service-disabled veteran-owned or veteran-owned small businesses; women-owned or economically disadvantaged women-owned small business; or small disadvantaged business in order to assist the Treasury in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. GENERAL PURPOSE 1.0 Purpose Treasury may have an upcoming opportunity for a database that would provide the Office of Economic Policy and OSLF with an abundance of data and information that is essential for economists and senior policy makers to support their missions. This platform must provide all requirements listed in Section 2.1 of this Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to gather information that will assist the Departmental Offices in planning, formulating, and evaluating contractor capability to provide the service described in the Technical Requirements. The Treasury Departmental Offices are also open to alternative ideas and respondents are encouraged to provide information about alternative solutions that may assist in better meeting future needs. Acquisition Approach The Treasury has not determined the acquisition approach. Any results of this Sources Sought will assist the Treasury Departmental Offices and the Office of Business Solutions Acquisition (OBSA) Treasury Operations Branch (TOB) Procurement Office in determining an acquisition strategy about how to proceed. SOURCES SOUGHT REQUIREMENTS 2.0 Description of Information Requested OBSA TOB is requesting information regarding the respondents’ capabilities in providing the aforementioned required. Provide company information, to include: Company name and address; Size of company (number of personnel, total revenue, ownership, parent corporation, etc.); Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Company point(s) of contact including name, phone number, address, and email; length of time in business; Geographic presence; Company experience in providing valuation services to government or commercial entities; Provide any pertinent information that will assist us in this assessment. Contract Number and value/capacity; and Available Strategic Contracts (e.g., GSA, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract allowing decentralized ordering, etc.). Please identify type of “ordering” contract (e.g., GSA Multiple Award Schedule, GSA Professional Service Schedule, etc.). 2.1 Technical Requirements/Scope The purpose of this requirement is to provide the following subscription services: An economic view database in real time – U.S. and Canada (5 users) for the Office of Economic Policy. An economic view database for macro service (5 users) for the Office of Economic Policy. A global macroeconomic model database (4 users) for the Office of Economic Policy. A United States national and regional historical database (5 users) for the Office of State and Local Finance, OSLF (Financial Markets). INSTRUCTIONS AND RESPONSE GUIDELINES Responses to this Sources Sought may be provided through a capabilities statement which shall include the information listed in 2.0 and 2.1. This Sources Sought is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Treasury to issue a request for proposal or award a contract. Treasury does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Contractors responding to this Sources Sought should submit the information necessary for the Treasury to make a determination that the source is capable of satisfying the Government’s anticipated need. Treasury reserves the right to contact individual companies for additional information. This notice does not obligate the Treasury to provide acknowledgment or receipt of all responses received resulting from this notice. Should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against the Treasury shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought or the Government's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. Responses should be identified with Sources Sought #2032H524N00005 and are due no later than Monday, September 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST . All interested parties must submit their responses via email to: Adam Walsh, Contracting Specialist via email at
[email protected]. Questions (oral or written) regarding this Sources Sought will NOT be accepted, nor responses to such questions provided. This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only and does not commit the government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time.