SPECIAL NOTICE TO SOLE SOURCE: TM3 MMD and TRAA Subscription Service

SPECIAL NOTICE TO SOLE SOURCE: Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) POC: Angela C. Ortiz | email: [email protected] For: Refinitiv The Municipal Market Monitor (TM3) Municipal Markets Data (MMD) & Thomson Reuters Advanced Analytics (TRAA) The Office of Treasury Procurement Services (OTPS); Operations Support Branch, intends to negotiate a sole-source acquisition with Refinitiv Inc. for subscription services to The Municipal Market Monitor (TM3) Municipal Markets Data (MMD) & Thomson Reuters Advanced Analytics (TRAA) with the approximate start date of September 1, 2020. TM3 MMD is used to assist the Office of Domestic Finance (DF) to manage the risks associated with mortgage revenue bonds issued by State and local housing finance agencies, to perform the expected sale of the portfolio, and to provide management with standard reports and information on the taxpayer’s interests in these bonds. TRAA contains information on domestic and international companies relevant to actions performed by Treasury Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). A 6-month base period and four (4), 12-month option periods are contemplated for this acquisition. These services are currently in place under Purchase Orders 2032H320P00029. No solicitation package will be issued. This special notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received no later than 2:00 PM, EDT on July 6, 2020. Responses shall be submitted to Angela C. Ortiz at [email protected]. Responses shall include, at a minimum, the following information: 1. The name of your company; 2. Company DUNS No and CAGE Code; 3. Point of Contact, and secondary contact, information; 4. The specific product(s) that your company offers that fulfills the same function as the items to be included on this order or evidence that your company is capable of providing the specific items mentioned above; and, 5. A description of that product(s) and its overall capabilities. It is your responsibility to demonstrate how your product(s) is capable of providing the same functionality that exists with the products mentioned above. The Government will not seek additional information from your company if you fail to provide sufficient evidence of having a product capable of meeting the Government's needs. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government's Contracting Officer. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.