Sole Source Notification Agency Contact Information: Acquisition Services Directorate Interior Business Center Department of the Interior 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000, Herndon, VA 20170 ATTN: Sheila Johnson,
[email protected] Place of Performance: Washington, DC The Government intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, a firm-fixed-price (FFP) acquisition with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Markets, a subsidiary of the Financial Times Ltd. This non-competitive action is being issued by the Acquisition Services Directorate on the behalf of the Department of Commerce/SelectUSA. Description of Requirement: Background: SelectUSA, established by Executive Order of the President and located within the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), is a U.S. Government-wide effort to encourage, facilitate, and accelerate business investment in the U.S. by both domestic and foreign firms - a major engine of economic growth and job creation. SelectUSA provides enhanced coordination to existing resources and functions within DOC and across all federal departments and agencies with operations relevant to business investment. It also works with states, regional and local economic development organizations to promote and facilitate overall U.S. business attraction, retention and reshoring. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a major economic driver of globalization, accounting for over half of all cross border investments. Nearly $1 trillion in Greenfield investment was announced by companies in 2008, creating almost 3 million jobs in their overseas subsidiaries. Companies are rapidly globalizing through FDI to serve new markets and customers, map out their value chains in the most efficient locations globally, and to access technological and natural resources. To promote the United States as the world's premier business location, SelectUSA requires access to a comprehensive, global, web-based FDI service that also provides current data regarding recently announced Greenfield FDI deals in the States, and early warning signals that a company may be considering investment to identify new business opportunities. Objective: The web-based FDI database must provide current and comprehensive data to SelectUSA to: ¿ Research individual foreign-owned companies that have invested in the United States ¿ Organize these companies by industry sector, country of origin, investment destination, among other categories ¿ Track the USD($) value (real and estimated) of announced Greenfield investments ¿ Track the number (real and estimated) of announced greenfield investment projects ¿ Track the quantity of new jobs produced (real and estimated) from announced Greenfield investment projects ¿ Use investment data to help SelectUSA determine priority markets and industry sectors for job-creating investment attraction efforts ¿ Use investment data to advise economic development organizations on trends by company, industry sector, and geographic location to assist with activity prioritization efforts. ¿ Use investment data to assist economic development organizations in determining investment targeting and outreach activities for investment attraction and job creation. ¿ Track early-warning signals that a company may be considering investment before it has decided where to invest, to help SelectUSA stay ahead of the curve in identifying new business investment opportunities This action is being processed in accordance with FAR 13, only one responsible source. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities regarding this requirement by submitting a capabilities statement by the date specified herein. The period of performance for this effort will be one year and may include four one year option periods. The Government will consider all capabilities statements received by 9 am EST, Friday, January 22, 2016. Please be advised that it is the offeror's responsibility to assure the Government receives your submission on or before the specified due date. Submissions shall be sent electronically to Sheila Johnson, Contracts Specialist, at
[email protected]. This is NOT a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this announcement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received is solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. The Government reserves the right to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) as a result of this announcement. Please be advised that this announcement may constitute the only notice that will be posted for this acquisition, based on the review of any responses to this notice.