ATR Bloomberg Finance Subscription

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division (ATR), intends to award a sole source purchase order for the renewal of its subscription for unlimited remote access to Bloomberg Finance L.P.'s comprehensive financial markets information database to include a dedicated T1/E1 high speed data line. Bloomberg's data is proprietary and only Bloomberg can provide this subscription. The services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) (ii). This is a notice of intent and not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation is available for this requirement. Interested parties should submit a capability statement and pricing information for the requirement within five (5) calendar days of publication of this notice, to be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. Email inquiries to [email protected] no later than September 3, 2013.