Senior Financial Markets Analyst

Title of Project: Senior Financial Markets Analyst General Information: The purpose of this Sources Sought is for market research and planning purposes to determine the availability and capabilities of potential sources. A solicitation will follow after market research is completed. Therefore, pursuant to 48 C.F.R. FAR Part 10, the Government is conducting market research to: - Determine what sources exist that are capable of satisfying the Government's requirements as listed below, - Determine the capabilities of potential contractors, - Determine the level of competition This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kind of offers will be considered in response to this Sources Sought. Responses to this notice are not offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The U.S. DOJ CRM Procurement Division intends to issue the solicitation in Q2 of FY2022. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. This notice will help the DOJ Criminal Division in determining available potential sources and their capabilities to provide needed services. Do not contact DOJ Criminal Division staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action, all questions will be addressed by the Contract Officer/Specialist during the solicitation stage. Draft Statement of Objectives (SOO): Attached for your review is a Statement of Objectives, which includes background, purpose/scope, requirements, tasks and projected deliverables. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Washington, DC. Background- The DoJ Criminal Division Fraud Section, comprising over 170 federal prosecutors, investigates, prosecutes complex, multi-district and international white-collar criminal cases throughout the country and implements and coordinates the Department's fraud enforcement policy. The Market Integrity and Major Frauds (MIMF) Unit's approximately 45 prosecutors focus on the prosecution of complex and sophisticated securities, commodities, corporate and investment fraud cases. The MIMF Unit works closely with regulatory partners at the SEC, CFTC, and other agencies to tackle major national and international fraud schemes. In carrying out this mission, the MIMF Unit has brought a number of significant prosecutions against corporate executives for securities and accounting fraud, as well as cases involving market manipulation and commodities fraud in the financial services industry. The MIMF Unit also focuses on combating a broader array of financial and corporate fraud, including government procurement fraud, bank fraud, mortgage fraud, and consumer fraud. SCOPE- The DoJ's Criminal Division, Fraud Section performs complex investigations into suspected price manipulation, spoofing, and fraud in U.S. securities and commodities markets. The MIMF Unit requires support of an experienced Financial Data Analyst to perform complex analyses of various data sources, including securities and commodities trading data, to identify and investigate instances of illegal and fraudulent transactions. In addition, the Financial data Analyst will be expected to provide expert advice and recommendations, summarize findings in reports and presentations, and lead training sessions to teach others how to use the available data sources to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis. RESPONSES INSTRUCTIONS: Respondents shall address, at a minimum, the following in their capabilities Statement/Response submissions: Ability to provide the subject matter expertise to deliver the technical support as needed to the Market Integrity and Major Frauds (MIMF) Unit. A narrative explaining why your company is capable and qualified to perform a service contract of this type. As a minimum contractor shall address the following specific Tasks/Requirements: Task #1: Contractor shall demonstrate the ability to conduct quantitative analysis of financial markets trading data, including data from securities and commodities markets, to identify patterns of trading activity. Task #2: Design and employ appropriate algorithms to discover patterns of trading activity. Task #3: Recommend appropriate sources of information as well as industry techniques to appropriately analyze the wide variety of trading data available. Task #4: Review and analyze business, financial, and other records to complement the analysis of trading data. Demonstrate relevant experience performed similar to this requirement to establish subject matter expertise, and successful past performance. Responses shall be submitted via SAM.gov to the POC provided with this notification no later than 5pm Thursday, February 24, 2022. Responses shall be provided in pdf format and shall be no more than 10 pages total. Government POCs- Telephone calls will not be accepted. Questions shall be submitted via email to the POC below no later than February 22, 2022, at 5pm (EST). Katherine Aitken Contract Specialist Office of Administration, Procurement Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice Email: contact@example.gov DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Statment of Objectives Senior Financial Data Analysis For the Criminal Division, Fraud Section Objective The Criminal Division, Fraud Section requires contract support to perform Financial Markets data analysis to assist with the Department's and the Division's federal fraud enforcement efforts. introduction and Background The Fraud Section, comprising over 170 federal prosecutors, investigates and prosecutes complex, multi-district and international white-collar criminal cases throughout the country and implements and coordinates the Department's fraud enforcement policy. The Market Integrity and Major Frauds (MIMF) Unit's approximately 45 prosecutors focus on the prosecution of complex and sophisticated securities, commodities, corporate and investment fraud cases. The MIMF Unit works closely with regulatory partners at the SEC, CFTC, and other agencies to tackle major national and international fraud schemes. In carrying out this mission, the MIMF Unit has brought a number of significant prosecutions against corporate executives for securities and accounting fraud, as well as cases involving market manipulation and commodities fraud in the financial services industry. The MIMF Unit also focuses on combating a broader array of financial and corporate fraud, including government procurement fraud, bank fraud, mortgage fraud, and consumer fraud. Scope The Criminal Division, Fraud Section performs complex investigations into suspected price manipulation, spoofing, and fraud in U.S. securities and commodities markets. The MIMF Unit requires support of an experienced Financial Data Analyst to perform complex analyses of various data sources, including securities and commodities trading data, to identify and investigate instances of illegal and fraudulent transactions. In addition, the Data Analyst will be expected to provide expert advice and recommendations, summarize findings in reports and presentations, and lead training sessions to teach others how to use the available data sources to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis. Tasks The contractor shall specifically provide the following services: General Support As a Financial Markets Data Analyst in the MIMF Unit, the contractor shall: Conduct quantitative analysis of trading data, including data from securities and commodities markets, to identify patterns of trading activity. Determine the appropriate sources of information as well as techniques to analyze a wide variety of trading data. Manage one or more databases of trading data, including processing and cleaning trading data obtained from different sources. Design and employ appropriate algorithms to discover patterns of trading activity. Create summary charts, diagrams, and visualizations of trading data and activity. Calculate gains and losses arising from trading activity. Review and analyze business, financial, and other records to complement the analysis of trading data. Work in iterative processes with Fraud Section and agency partners and validates findings. Validate analysis by comparing appropriate samples. Perform quantitative analysis of data sets, financial sources and files to support the Fraud Section staff in completing their projects and assignments. Provide subject matter expertise, analysis and advice on social science research methodologies, metric development, statistical analysis, policy, strategic programming, and information sharing/data interoperability solutions. Lead training sessions for the Fraud Section on how to conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses, using available trading data sources. place of performace: Washignton, DC