NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STATISTICAL RATING ORGANIZATION CREDIT RESEARCH SUBSCRIPTION

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is soliciting a commercially available off-the-shelf credit research, analysis, and data subscription service from a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, under a combined synopsis and request for quotes (RFQ FHF-26-Q-0055) governed by FAR Part 12 for commercial items and FAR Part 13 for simplified acquisition procedures. The requirement is for an unlimited-license, cloud-based or software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription with comprehensive research datasets and supporting documentation, including a data dictionary, and all information must be hosted on U.S.-based servers. The contract is a firm-fixed-price arrangement with a twelve-month base period beginning September 30, 2026, and four one-year option periods that could extend performance through September 29, 2031. Evaluation will prioritize technical capability over price, with a technical pass/fail gate requiring an "acceptable" or higher rating; quotations will be assessed for positive attributes, negative attributes, and potential risks, and the FHFA reserves the right to conduct tradeoffs and make awards based on best value rather than lowest cost. All offerings must comply with Revised Section 508 accessibility standards, specifically WCAG 2.1 Level AA success criteria for web and electronic deliverables, and require submission of a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) version 2.1 or later. Technical proposals, limited to twenty pages excluding certain attachments, must be submitted separately from pricing documentation in specified formats—Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF for technical content, and Excel for pricing calculations with a narrative explanation. Each quotation must include a signed statement accepting all terms, a complete SAM Unique Entity Identifier, and the contractor’s TIN, and must be emailed to the designated point of contact by July 22, 2026, with a strict 50 MB file size limit. Invoicing must be processed through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), with monthly billing under Prompt Payment Act timelines. The Contractor must adhere to a broad range of statutory obligations including Buy American provisions, Fly American, labor standards under the Service Contract Act and Fair Labor Standards Act, procurement integrity, anti-trafficking requirements, and cybersecurity safeguards as outlined in FAR clauses 52.204-21 and others. Performance is limited to Washington, D.C., and the contractor must ensure all accessible content and support documentation