The Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD), intends to award a sole source contract to Standard and Poor's Financial Services, LLC DBA Standard and Poor's to obtain issued CUSIP numbers, the standardized descriptive methodology utilized throughout the financial community for identifying securities. The CUSIP Service Bureau is operating by Standard and Poor's on behalf of the American Bankers Association. Standard and Poor's is the sole issuer of these CUSIP numbers. The period of performance for the award is a base year and four option years. We believe Standard and Poor's to be the only known source that possesses the capability required by BPD. Any responses received as a result of this notice, shall include the organization's capability statement and qualifications for the provision of this service, which may or may not be considered by the agency. Responses will NOT be considered as either proposals or bids. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition, based upon any written responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Other information: Electronic submissions, in response to this Notice, shall reference SS-BPD-10-0021 and be sent to the attention of L.Smicker via email to
[email protected]. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 10:00 AM ET,Thursday, November 12, 2009. Please note that this is not a solicitation, but a Notice of Intent. No solicitation will be issued for this sole source requirement, and no other information will be provided.