CRSP 1925 US Stock Database and CRSP 1925 US Indices

The Bureau of Public Debt, on behalf of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) intends to award an Order to International CRSP-Center for Research in Secuirty Prices-Chicago Booth on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 6.302-1, for CRSP 1925 US Stock Database ad CRSP 1925 US Indices Database CRSP-Center for Research in Security Prices-Chicago Booth is the only provider of the CRSP 1925 US Stock Database and CRSP 1925 US Indices to provide afoundation for economic forecasting, stock market reserch, and financial analyses to academic institutions, investment banks, brokerage firms, corporations, banks and government agencies. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received by August 19, 2011 by 12:00 pm ET. Responses shall be submitted to [email protected], Attention M. Bowden/G. Huffman. Responses shall provide information that shows the offeror can provide software that is equal to the software shown above. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition 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 procurement. Interested offerors may register at http:www.fedbizopps.gov to receive notification when the solicitation and any amendments are issued and available for downloading. Please note that the General Services Administration provides the notification service as a convenience and does not guarantee that notifications will be received by all persons on the mailing list. Therefore, we recommend that you monitor the FedBizOpps site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions. Responses to this request can be emailed to [email protected] - Attention: Marquita Bowden/Gina Huffman.