Description
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intends to make an award to Money 2020, LLC 229 W 23rd Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10036, on a soliciting from a single source, under authority of FAR 13.103-1(b)(1) for the Money 2020 Conference. The Money 20/20 is the conference that brings together every sector of the financial industry that plays a part in revolutionizing the future of money. This conference is acknowledged as the industry-standard platform to engage with the industry's largest audience, meet with senior decision makers, generate qualified targeted leads and build the Bureau's awareness to other's in the financial industry. Money 20/20 is the world's largest payments and financial services innovation event. This event will house over 11,000 + senior and diverse attendees from all geographical locations who represent every key sector and size of organizations in the financial services world. Specific characteristics of the Money 2020 Conference that limit the availability to a sole source is that Money 20/20 is the premier forum event for financial and innovation services. The conference attracts, leaders, innovators and disruptors for four days to collaborate, educate, explore, research and learn. This platform will provide CFPB staff plenty of opportunities to network and speak with those in industry that are directly influenced by the work of CFPB. Staff of CFPB will have the choice to attend in-depth workshops, participate in case studies, provocative debates and attend hard-hitting interviews. Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other sources, because this forum is critical to realizing and focusing on the vision of disruptive ways in which consumers and businesses manage, spend and borrow money. This will give CFPB staff an insight on these practices that can assist CFPB with their continued efforts of improving financial services for consumers. Money 20/20 will focus on payment and financial services innovation for connected commerce at the intersection of retail, mobile, marketing services, data and technology. This event will cover the concrete and critical ways that innovators in payments and financial services are creating the future of money. This experience can assist CFPB to improve and develop efforts to assist consumers with the future of money. Staff will also have a front seat to hear the unmatched variety of topics from stellar speakers. This forum is the only one that places innovators in front of you such as GlobeOne, PayNearMe and Paytoo, exhibitors which have created banking services for the unbanked consumers. Money 20/20 is the only forum that advances the industry's efforts to introduce debate and develop new services and a richer understanding of the financial world's complex needs and challenges in improving borrowing, spending, saving and planning their money. Money 20/20 is one of the top ten conferences to attend to become inspired and educated on the latest developments going on in the payments, ecommerce and financial innovation world. Lastly, the conference will provide a forum where CFPB staff will have the opportunity to join discussions and network about advancements in the financial world. Additionally, this forum will serve a great benefit for the professional development of the CFPB staff and can provide information they can bring back to the Office and CFPB. An internet search was conducted to locate other forums such as Money 20/20. There are other forums but they house only one type of audience and don't include all financial key-players, whereas Money 20/20 is the only event that attracts all of the financial and innovation industry players including startups and small companies, large and medium companies, payment and financial service providers, mobile, retail, integrated commerce and marketing service providers, investment, analyst, media, government, consulting and other services and providers. This is not a solicitation; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, no later than September 10, 2019.