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Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source

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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract on a sole source basis to Crain Communications, Inc. for a pension and investment-specific research database. This contract supports PBGC’s Policy, Research, and Analysis Department (PRAD) in conducting legally mandated audits and fulfilling its mission of policy development related to benefit guarantees, employer liability, and premiums. The contract will provide essential data to support actuarial and financial research, modeling, and forecasting activities integral to PBGC’s insurance programs. The award follows FAR Part 12 and FAR Subpart 13.501 guidelines and is anticipated to be issued by September 30, 2020. The contract includes a one-year base period with two optional one-year extensions, potentially covering service from September 30, 2020, through September 29, 2023. The procurement falls under NAICS Code 519130, which covers Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals. Although this is a sole-source action, PBGC welcomes capability statements from other interested parties for consideration. Final decisions on competition rest solely with the government contracting officer, and all communications must be in writing; oral communications are not accepted in response to this notice.

General Info

PBGC awards sole-source contract to Crain Communications for pension research database, one-year plus extensions.

Agency

Department Of Labor → Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

NAICS

519130 - Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

Place of Performance

USA

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NONE

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Timeline

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PostedSep 16

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Labor → Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeUSA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Labor → Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Office AddressUSA

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Full Description

This notice is in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Procurement Division is the contracting office for this procurement. The purpose of this notice is to announce the intent to award a firm-fixed-price contract on a sole source basis to Crain Communications, Inc, 1155 Gratiot Detroit, MI, 48207-2732 (DUNS: 005065891) in accordance with FAR Part 12 and FAR Subpart 13.501. The mission of PBGC's Policy, Research and Analysis Department (PRAD) is to develop policy for PBGC's insurance programs and conduct related research and modeling. Policy activity encompasses legislative and regulatory analysis and proposal development related to benefit guarantees, employer liability, and premiums. Research addresses actuarial and financial issues to support policy development and involves modeling for forecasting purposes. The auditors in PRAD require access to a pension and investment-specific research database which will provide information needed to support a legally mandated audit and address the above. PBGC requires products to support the agency mission. The offeror shall provide a pension and investment-specific research database which will provide information needed to support a legally mandated audit. It is anticipated that an award will be issued on or before September 30, 2020, with a one (1) year base period and two (2) one (1) year option periods of performance from September 30, 2020 through September 29, 2023, if all options are exercised. The applicable NAICS Code is 519130 (Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals). This is NOT a request for competitive quotes. This notice of intent is for informational purposes only. However, all interested parties may submit their capability statements for the required services, which shall be considered by the agency if received by the Points of Contact (POC) listed below. (reference Solicitation No. 16PBGC20Q0068). A determination to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government POC: Monique Anthony, Contracting Officer at contact@example.gov. Oral communications will not be accepted in response to this notice.