Notice of Intent to Sole Source - EViews Subscription Services

SPECIAL NOTICE TO SOLE SOURCE: Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) POC: Angela C. Ortiz | email: [email protected] For: EViews Subscription Services The Office of Business Solutions Acquisition (OBSA); Treasury Operations Branch, intends to negotiate a sole-source acquisition with IHS Global Inc. for subscription services to Eviews with the approximate start date of June 20, 2021. The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) provides leadership to the Department and its Bureaus in all areas of information and technology management. OCIO supports Treasury's Mission by implementing strategies that improve the efficiency and performance of Treasury information technology (IT) systems and business processes. OCIO has Department-wide responsibility for the direction and development of Treasury’s IT strategy, management of IT investments, and leadership of key technology initiatives. As such, this responsibility ensures that the needs of other Departmental Offices such as, the Offices of Economic Policy, International Affairs, Intelligence and Analysis and the Office of Financial Research are met. In support of its mission and meeting the needs of the offices identified above, the OCIO has a need for this subscription service to provide data analysis services that enable the offices to prepare reports, economic analysis, and forecasting to senior Treasury officials. A 12-month base period and two (2), 12-month option periods are contemplated for this acquisition. These services are currently in place under Purchase Order 2032H318P00056. 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 May 5, 2021. 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.