SPECIAL NOTICE
76 -- Notice Of Intent to Sole Source (Subscription) - Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1st Floor, Rear Entrance, 7111 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21244
- ZIP Code
- 21244
- Solicitation Number
- 0919-11-1219
- Archive Date
- 9/14/2011
- Point of Contact
- Deborah M. Lawrence-Wilson, Phone: 4109659532, Daniel Walker, Phone: 410-965-4188
- E-Mail Address
-
Deborah.Lawrence-Wilson@ssa.gov, daniel.walker@ssa.gov
(Deborah.Lawrence-Wilson@ssa.gov, daniel.walker@ssa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent to Sole Source (Subscription) Renewal of an Online Electronic Subscription to Executive Forecast Service - MacroEconomic Advisors The Social Security Administration intends to issue on a sole-source basis a firm fixed price purchase order to Executive Forecast Service for continued access to their online electronic subscription with MacroEconomic Advisers, LLC. This is a renewal. The subscription includes online access to nine publications and databases. The Executive Forecast Service is designed to keep clients constantly up-to-date on the US economy. Clients receive MA updates on its current-quarter forecast with each major release so that clients can track the evolution of this important bell-weather indicator. Subscribers also have access to MA principals and staff for telephone consultations. It also provides SSA economists and actuaries with access to weekly commentaries on current economic conditions and updates on how the outlook is evolving as well as data analysis information. The period of performance will be for one year beginning October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. Under FAR (Federal Acquisition Procedures) Part 6.302.1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Sources Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This requirement is utilizing procedures in the FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items in conjunction with procedures in FAR Part 13. This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, but merely notification of the Government's intent to renew this subscription from Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government does not intend to pay for information provided in response to this publication. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. If no affirmative responses are received within 2 business days, in accordance with FAR 13-106-1(b)(1) negotiations will be conducted with Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC as the only source and a purchase order will be issued without any additional notices being posted. Respondents should refer to 0919-11-1219.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SSA/DCFIAM/OAG/0919-11-1219/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 7111 Security Blvd., Windsor Mill, Maryland, 21244, United States
- Zip Code: 21244
- Zip Code: 21244
- Record
- SN02552634-W 20110828/110827000818-5c8f2ab7259bce8381e0ffb1f38ea449 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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