Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Single Source Purchase Order to Accuity

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a single source basis to Accuity for access to the Global Banking Resource online database. The contracting officer has determined that Accuity is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b). The Global Banking Resource provides foreign and domestic financial institution information that is updated daily which is needed by the SEC staff. This product is provided by the publisher and therefore not available from any other source. It is the only known database that provides both domestic and international bank and banking information, updated daily. The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be one year with four (4) one (1) year options and the total value of the order shall be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The SEC intends to award a purchase order to Accuity on or about March 27, 2014. This notice is not a competitive request for proposals. A competitive solicitation will not be issued. However, the government will give consideration to interested parties that identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals by the response date of this notice.