Banking Surveys

The Bureau of Public Debt, on behalf of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) intends to award an Order to Consumer Bankers Association on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), for hard copies of the following surveys: Credit Collections Recovery Study, Home Equity Lending Study, and Auto Finance Study for a base period of one year with four one year option periods. Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) is the only publisher of the above surveys. OCC Bank Examiners have used CBA surveys in prior years. The surveys provided contain consistent data that is benchmarked against prior years by CBA. For archival purposes, OCC has a continuous need for CBA surveys. 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 January 22, 2010 by 2:00pm ET. Responses shall be submitted to [email protected], Attention PWhite-JC. 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.