Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source - D&B FSS and Risk Alerts

This notice is in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(2) procedures, to Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS: 135838084) for a subscription to Dun & Bradstreet for Financial Stress Scores, Severe Risk Alerts, and Special Research Projects. The period of performance shall consist of one 12-month Base Period and four 12-month Option Periods. The specific services required are: Access to Financial Stress Scores for up to 1,000 public and private companies twice a year; Real-time Severe Risk Alerts on 22,000 public and private corporate entities; and Special research projects using the vendor’s data. This is not a Request for Quotation, but a Notice of Intent issued for informational purposes only. A Request for Quotation will not be issued. Interested parties may submit their capability statements for the required services via email to Sierra M. Villanueva at [email protected] and Ejona Lika at [email protected] no later than March 16, 2021 at 1:00 PM, Eastern Time . Responses received will be evaluated, however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. The PBGC will not reimburse any costs connected with providing the capability information. Oral communications will not be accepted in response to this Notice.