Intent to Sole Source - National Establishment Time-Series (NETS) Database

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE National Establishment Time-Series (NETS) Database #SS-OFR-22-107 The Bureau of Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), on behalf of The Office of Financial Research (OFR) and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), intends to contract with Walls & Associates, 1891 Curtis St Unit 1910, Denver, CO 80202-1949 on a sole source basis. There is no competitive vendor or regulatory agency that provides these datasets. The proposed Contractor developed and owns the propriety and patented hardware, software and algorithms that are used in these products and support the services specifically required for this acquisition; thereby, the proposed source has the sole unique technical and other resources required for this acquisition. The OFR/FSOC is pursuing is pursuing subscription data access to NETS Dabase. . The National Establishment Time-Series (NETS) database provides a time series dynamic view of the U.S. economy. Snapshots of over 78 million businesses are provided containing the full Duns Marketing Information (DMI) file are provided for each annual release. Information such as; business name, address, contact information, and public/private status. Additionally, the NETS database provides linkages for headquarters creating a family tree of relationships between businesses and the number of establishments related to each other. NETS data also contains information related to the number of years a business was active, industry classification, establishment type, location employment rates and growth comparisons with peer organizations, and estimated annual sales with peer comparison and D&B credit ratings. Data is delivered in ASCII tab delimited format or Microsoft SQL server database file format in compressed files of 12GB and 13GB, respectively. The data provide information required for the development of research towards OFR climate initiatives. The administration issued an Executive Order on May 20, 2021 directing the OFR towards this objective, as well as assisting the Secretary of the Treasury and FSOC to assess and identify climate-related financial risk to financial stability. The data would facilitate the fulfillment of these objectives. The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be one 24-month base period. The total estimated value of this purchase order will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will not be accepted. Fiscal Service will consider written responses received no later than 08/02/2022. Responses must be submitted electronically to contact@example.gov, NETS, Inc/Attn: KZ - ED. Responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows your company is capable of providing the content described in this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no written response is received by the aforementioned deadline that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements, and that is more advantageous to the Government, Fiscal Service will make award on a sole source basis to Walls & Associates. Qualified Contractors must provide the following: 1. The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.). Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number, should the Government have questions regarding individual responses. 2. DUNS Number. 3. Specific details of the product(s) that your company offers in regard to this notice. 4. Whether your content is available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market. 5. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers to whom your company currently provides the specific required content. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files. Microsoft Office and Adobe compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time. The period of performance for this action is to be one (1) twenty-four month base period. Fiscal Service may consider information received no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, August 02, 2022, submitted to contact@example.gov, NETS Data,/ Attn: KZ - ED