Notice of Intent to Award to Moody's Analytics

The Internal Revenue Service intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Moody's Analytics, Inc. P.O. Box 116714 Atlanta, GA, for purchase of brand name web-based credit rating subscriptions. This includes access for fifteen (15) Internal Revenue Service employees to find data and synthetic credit rating capabilities and the use of related software and training for RiskCalc Plus and CreditView research models and databases. Software allows synthetic credit ratings required for transfer pricing analyses of related debt transactions to be derived and also provides worldwide company credit rating data and research. The contractor shall provide: 1. Full access to web based: - RiskCalc Plus Large Firm North America Corporate Model - U.S. Corporate Model - U.S. Bank Model - U.S Insurance Model - European Large Firm Model - France Model - Germany Model - Netherlands Model - U.K Model - China Model - Emerging Market Model 2. Full access to CreditView-Corporate-global Research service including: - Overview Tab, Research Tab - Ratings Tab - Family Tree - Peer Group - Market Signals - Market Implied Ratings - all market-wide Median Credit Spread Comparisons - Implied Expected Default Frequency credit measures for the rated universe - Full access to Fundamental Data and Metrics. 3. Additionally: - Full access to issuer, regional, thematic, and bond covenant research related to the corporate, infrastructure and project finance issuers rates globally. - Full access to current and historical ratings data, as far back as the issuer/security is rated, email alerts on all updates, press releases, and research reports. - Access to a global team of analysts/experts. - Access to training specialists who can help IRS employees gain the most from this subscription. - Access to Customer Service Representatives. - Access to Account Managers and Dedicated Relationship Management Teams who provide additional support. - Priority invitations to all of Moody's corporate finance conference program events to include teleconferences, briefings, and annual conferences. All access to the data specified above shall be available on a 24-hour 7-day per week basis. The data will be updated with the same frequency as available to normal commercial customers and be available to IRS employees by means of a high-speed Internet website. The website will be useable via username and password. The basis for conduct of a sole source/brand name acquisition is that: i. Moody's Analytics (Moody's RiskCalc Plus & CreditView subscription models and databases) is the only tool in the market, available from a reputable rating agency, that allows the IRS Economists and Financial Products Revenue Agents to quickly and easily derive a synthetic credit rating for subsidiaries worldwide, analyze the factors that contribute to such ratings, research historical median credit spreads in one data source, and make industry/peer group comparisons for any one company worldwide. Moody's is the only company that can meet all the requirements for the type of data and capabilities needed by the IRS; ii. Moody's Analytics, Inc., and its affiliates are the sole owners of the RiskCalc Plus and CreditView research products; iii. These RiskCalc Plus and CreditView research product subscriptions are currently in use. NOTE: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Moody's Analytics, Inc. and will assess any capability packages submitted off this letter of intent. Should the Government determine sufficient, qualified small business firms are not available to meet this need, the Government will proceed with conducting a sole source procurement. Qualifying sources must be authorized resellers of the RiskCalc Plus and CreditView research products and be able to meet the requirements specified herein. Interested/qualified parties may identify the firm's interest and capability to meet this need by submitting a response to this notice to Aundra Rhone-Jones at aundra.m.rhone-jones@irs.gov by no later than 12:00 pm CST, March 31, 2023.