Morningstar Direct Inc.

Intent to Sole Source. The Department of Treasury's Bureau of Public Debt, on behalf of the Office of Financial Research (OFR), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Morningstar, Inc, 22 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602-1605 for a subscription to Morningstar Direct. This will be a modification to the current two (2) year award. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act established the OFR within the Treasury Department to improve the quality of financial data available to policymakers and facilitate more robust and sophisticated analysis of the financial system. Morningstar Direct is a web-based institutional platform that will provide the OFR access to Morningstar's global databases and investment research. A request for more information will not be considered an affirmative response. If no affirmative written response is received, that clearly demonstrates the ability to meet all the requirements, and that is more advantageous to the Government, we intend to negotiate a sole-source award to Morningstar Inc. Telephone inquires will not be accepted. 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 December 13, 2011 at 2:00pm ET. Responses shall be submitted to ContractAdministration@bpd.treas.gov