Sole Source renewal of Bloomberg Financial services

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management Division, on behalf of the Antitrust Division (ATR), intends to award a sole source purchase order to Bloomberg Finance LP to renew the ATR's subscription for unlimited remote access to Bloomberg Finance LP's comprehensive financial markets information database to include a dedicated T1/E1 high speed data line. This service includes a comprehensive financial markets information database; 24 hour global financial information network with real-time and historical securities pricing; analyses of financial markets and businesses; data normalization and accuracy; ad-hoc query capabilities; and report generation functionality. The services to be procured under this synopsis must conform with the following Section 508 Accessibility Standards: 1194.22 Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications; 1194.31 Functional performance criteria; and 1194.41 Information, documentation, and support (see http://www.section508.gov). Bloomberg's data is proprietary and only Bloomberg can provide this subscription. The services for which the Government intends to solicit only one source is under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). This is a notice of intent and not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation is available for this requirement. Interested parties must submit a written proposal detailing product information that demonstrates ability to provide equivalent software functionality, services and support within five (5) calendar days of publication of this notice to be considered by the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. Email inquiries to [email protected] no later than September 11, 2014.