The U.S. Department of Energy, Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), intends to negotiate with and award a purchase order under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1), on a sole source basis to McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., d.b.a Platts Division of McGraw-Hill, New York, NY for a subscription to the Market to Market and Settlement (M2MS) Power for Southeast and ERCOT Regions. Applicable NAICS code is 511120, small business size standard is 500 employees. This notice is not a request for quotes or proposals. Interested firms must identify their interest and provide documentation demonstrating their capability to accommodate this requirement by e-mailing the Contracting Officer at
[email protected] no later than 4:00 PM Central Time, June 14, 2013. Any information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement at Southwestern?s sole discretion. The Justification for Other Than Full and Op en Competition is attached. This notice in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Southwestern is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this Notice.