The Internal Revenue Service intends to issue a SOLE-SOURCE Purchase Order using the format of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.5 to Reuters Loan Pricing Corporation, 3 times square 3rd floor, New York NY 10036-6533. This acquisition is for an annual subscription of Deal Scan (Loan Connector) access database. This annual subscription is required to extensively and reliably retrieve access information on the global commercial loan markets. More specifically the database deals with terms and conditions on loans, high yield bonds, private placements, and hybrid financing structures originated globally. In addition, this database will allow the IRS Economists access to Reuters LPC’s robust database for detailed terms and conditions on over 155,000 loan and bond transaction. Based on this requirement the Government will solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1; therefore, this notice is neither a request for quote nor a solicitation of offers. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition as a full and open competition requirement is based upon the receipt of responses to this notice, and is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a quote which may be considered. Any communication regarding this request for quote shall be emailed to
[email protected]. No formal solicitation package is available.