Business analytics and market intelligence subscription services

Request for Information - Business analytics and market intelligence subscription services for the Department of Treasury RFI Number: 2032H323N00004 Notice Type: Sources Sought SYNOPSIS The U. S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Office of the Treasury Library is conducting market research to determine available sources for a potential procurement requirement. This is NOT a formal solicitation or request for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotes. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information from industry contractors regarding their interest, capabilities, and recommendations to provide online subscription services to both a platform that provides business analytics and a database that provides market intelligence on private companies and investor activities. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this request may likely include: 518210 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. Include whether or not you are a small business; 8(a) small business; HUB Zone small business; service-disabled veteran-owned or veteran-owned small businesses; women-owned or economically disadvantaged women-owned small business; or small disadvantaged business in order to assist the Treasury in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. GENERAL PURPOSE 1.0 Purpose The Treasury may have an upcoming opportunity for online subscription services to both a platform that provides business analytics and a database that provides market intelligence on private companies and investor activities for the Treasury's Departmental Offices. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is twofold: First, to gather information that will assist the Departmental Offices in planning, formulating, and evaluating contractor capability to provide the online subscription services described in the Technical Requirements. The Treasury Departmental Offices are also open to alternative ideas and respondents are encouraged to provide information about alternative solutions that may assist in better meeting future needs. Second, responses to this RFI will help the Treasury Departmental Offices assess whether the marketplace has contractors capable of delivering the required services for Treasury's needs. 1.1 Acquisition Approach The Treasury has not determined the acquisition approach. Any results of this RFI will assist the Treasury Departmental Offices and the Office of Business Solutions Acquisition (OBSA) Treasury Operations Branch (TOB) Procurement Office in determining an acquisition strategy about how to proceed. RFI REQUIREMENTS 2.0 Description of Information Requested These subscription services are used to monitor market developments and study these new financial service providers, their relationships with other firms and entities, innovation-related investment trends, and the underlying market segments in which new and existing financial service providers are participating. This information is used to assess a range of policy implications for U.S. financial institutions, such as legal, regulatory, economic, financial health, inclusion, and innovation. This information should provide access to current information regarding bankruptcy and investment issues in both domestic and international markets. (Additional information in 3.0.) OBSA TOB is requesting information regarding the respondents capabilities in providing the aforementioned required online subscription services. Provide company information, to include: Company name and address; Size of company (number of personnel, total revenue, ownership, parent corporation, etc.); Company point(s) of contact including name, phone number, address, and email; length of time in business; Geographic presence; Company experience in providing valuation services to government or commercial entities; Provide any pertinent information that will assist us in this assessment. Contract Number and value/capacity; and Available Strategic Contracts (e.g., GSA, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract allowing decentralized ordering, etc.). Please identify type of - ordering contract (e.g., GSA Multiple Award Schedule, GSA Professional Service Schedule, etc.). TASK REQUIREMENTS 3.0 Technical Requirements To achieve these deliverables, the Treasury requires a subscription to be shared by all Departmental Offices with the following options included which may be offered in the following formatted examples: A. Package: Connect directly with technology companies Company and investor profiles Financial and transactions data Funding and valuations trend reports Tech trends and rankings Powerful tools for search, alerts, feeds, and funnel management Mobile app and Chrome extension B. Package: Customer, partner, and vendor data Patents Earnings transcripts Company strategy and disruption reports Market maps Market prioritization and trends reports Advanced tools for visualization and collaboration C. Package: Proprietary company submitted data about products, customers, differentiation, and more Management and Board profiles Customer references Interactive market profiles ESP rankings of the top vendors in each market Mosaic score to predict future performance D. Custom Package Options: Any combination of the data packages listed above. INSTRUCTIONS AND RESPONSE GUIDELINES Responses to this RFI may be provided through a capabilities statement which shall include the information listed in 2.0 and 3.0 above. This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Treasury to issue a request for proposal or award a contract. The Treasury does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Contractors responding to this RFI should submit the information necessary for the Treasury to make a determination that the source is capable of satisfying the Government's anticipated need. The Treasury reserves the right to contact individual companies for additional information. This notice does not obligate the Treasury to provide acknowledgment or receipt of all responses received resulting from this notice. Should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against the Treasury shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI or the Government's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. Responses should be identified with RFI # 2032H323N00004 and are due no later than Friday, December 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM ET. All interested parties must submit their responses via email to: Aaron C. Hill, Contracting Specialist via email at Aaron.C.Hill@irs.gov. Questions (oral or written) regarding this RFI will NOT be accepted, nor responses to such questions provided. This RFI is for planning purposes only and does not commit the government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time.