S&P Capital IQ

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) within the Department of Transportation is seeking a comprehensive market research and financial risk analysis database, identified as S&P Capital IQ. This tool is intended to support the risk assessment of new financing applications and the ongoing monitoring of existing credits in the agency's portfolio to ensure the implementation of federal credit best practices. The required database must offer a wide array of capabilities, including historical and current risk ratings, fundamental data for public and private companies, macroeconomic indicators, and aggregated intelligence across various sectors and industries. Key technical requirements include access to CDS spreads, corporate yield curves, credit analytic and surveillance templates, and early-warning signals from the CDS marketplace. The system must provide three years of company financials with direct links to original filings, detailed information on corporate professionals and regulatory filings, and a news analysis service with categorized alerts. Additionally, the contractor must provide the ability for MARAD to input and analyze financial data for private companies receiving financing. This opportunity is forecasted as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541511, with performance based in Washington.