CORPORATE BOND RATING SUBSCRIPTION

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION The Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service intends to procure for ratings licenses to be used for the HQM Corporate Bond Yield Curve and related yield curves. Technical data will not be furnished as part of the solicitation. The Contracting Officer for this requirement will be Tonya McClinton, 5000 Elin Road, Lanham, MD 20706, (240) 613-7325, [email protected] . The Contract Specialist for this requirement will be Pamela Robinson, (240) 613-7331, [email protected] . All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Requests for a copy of the solicitation must be made by 1:00 pm EST on 04 August 2016 to Pamela Robinson via email at [email protected] . As a result of the Market Research conducted, the government intends to sole source this requirement to Moody's Inventor Service under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. In order to follow acceptable market practices, The Treasury is currently using multiple rating providers in choosing bonds in the top three credti qualities, AAA, AA and A for producing the HQM corporate bond yield curve. Moody's is the only major NRSRO available and will provide this service in conjunction with the other rating provider.