The Office of Business Solutions Acquisition (OBSA); Treasury Operations Branch, intends to negotiate a sole-source acquisition with Moody’s Analytics for subscription services to: Economic View: Real Time – U.S./Canada Global Macroeconomic Model (Scenario Studio) Economic View: Real Time – Global U.S. National and Regional Historical Database The approximate start date for this service is February 1, 2021. The Office of Economic Policy utilizes Economic View: Real Time to research mission critical information about global capital markets, credit ratings, research tools, and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. The Offices of International Affairs and Economic Policy utilize Global Macroeconomic Model (Scenario Studio) in mission critical daily reporting global economic modeling, forecasting software, and country economic commentary. The Office of State and Local Finance (OSLF) within Financial Markets requires Moody’s U.S. National & Regional Historical Database in order to access economic, demographic and financial data for the U.S., U.S. states, metropolitan areas, and counties. This subscription provides essential economic data to assist OSLF’s core mission: monitoring developments in municipal bond markets, supporting policies to improve the management of public pensions and other liabilities, serving as a liaison to state and municipal officials and associations, and developing potential federal policy responses to issues that emerge in municipal financing markets. Moody’s Analytics. is the sole source provider for these services. With Economic View Real Time and Macro Service, Economic Policy can access leading-edge software, and advisory services, including the proprietary analysis of Moody’s Investors Service. Moody’s integrates and customizes its offerings to address specific requirements at their users’ requests. Since the Offices of International Affairs and Economic Policy require a software product that seamlessly enables direct modeling of capital flows (such as one provided by Scenario Studio) and up-to-date-country commentary that covers at least 60 economies that produce 95% of the world’s output (such as one provided by Economic View), these particular Moody’s products specifically fit their sought requirements and provide the exact data they need. These Moody's product services effectively provide direct modeling of capital flows, which are highly useful to the offices due to capital flows being a topic of great importance in international economic analysis, especially for analyzing potential financial crises. Having access to both the modeling software and the country economic commentary under one module will also significantly help with research and reporting. A 12-month base period and four (4), 12-month option periods are contemplated for this acquisition. These services are currently in place under Purchase Orders 2032H318P00002 and 2032H320P00018. 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, EST on November 27, 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 FS-ISAC 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.