This is a Special Notice of Intent to award a sole source Firm Fixed-Price contract to S&P Market Intelligence LLC, located 55 Water St Fl 40, New York, NY, 10041-0004. The period-of-performance will have a base-year of 12-months and four (4) additional option periods for 12-months each. The total period-of-performance will be for five (5) years if all options are exercised. The estimated value of the proposed contract for all five (5) years is $2,293,499.00. Standard & Poor’s Global Market Intelligence is the source of S&P’s credit rating reports, S&P CapitalIQ and SNL Financial. EXIM Bank has need of Moody’s and Fitch ratings reports as well as S&P’s. Each agency has its own unique point of view and it is necessary to have the full spectrum of opinion, research and data available when making credit decisions. In addition, occasionally S&P may be the only agency which rates a particular entity. S&P has gathered a great deal of financial and comparative company and industry data and has made it available within the S&P Global Market Intelligence platform in a desktop suite of tools for business & credit analysis. S&P Global Market Intelligence is a highly specialized data platform. It is the only source which combines S&P rating reports and research with comparative company and bank financial data and ratios from S&P. S&P Global Market Intelligence is essential to EXIM Bank. It is not duplicated by Moody’s or Fitch subscriptions, which are also essential to the operations of EXIM Bank. This proposed contract action is for supplies/services for which the Government intends to solicit and receive only one quote from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(ii)(2) and FAR13.501(a). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, interested entities may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by October 23, 2020 at 10:00 am Eastern Standard Time (EST). A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capabilities received will not obligate the Government to make an award. If any vendors would like to inquire about subcontract opportunities, please contact the vendor directly. Any vendors who believe they can provide the supplies/services required can provide proof of their ability to meet the requirements should email their company's capabilities information to the attention of; Contracting Officer Kevin Alexander at
[email protected] . Only email submissions will be accepted. (Only email submissions will be accepted)