FINANCIAL DATA SUBSCRIPTION

The U.S. Census Bureau intends to negotiate, on an other than full and open basis, under the Authority of FAR Part 6, Subparts 6.301 and 6.302, with Hoover's Inc., for a financial data subscription from an authoritative outside source in order to verify and augment the survey data collected by BEA. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. Interested parties may submit a capabilities statement no later than 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on June 12, 2011 to Jen Abbott, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but capability statements will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative response is received within 15 days from the publication of this synopsis, a contract may be issued to Hoovers, Inc. Any other questions or concerns may also be sent via email to Jen Abbott, as no phone calls will be honored.