This is a notice of Intent to award a Sole Source contract for service under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 to Fitch Information, Inc. The U.S. Securities and Exhange Commission (SEC), Division of Corporation Finance (CF), requires an electronic service that provides quarterly and fiscal year-end risk ratings for bank holding companies worldwide based on data supplied by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve. The SEC shall be able to require and request more detailed financial information for a specific bank and its regional and national peer companies of the same size. This information is required immediately by the SEC as it becomes available. The current service shall provide risk ratings through e-mail with attached Excel spreadsheets. The service shall provide peer group financial reports by facsimile transmission (fax). The services are being procured under FAR Part 13.5. The above named vendor is believed to be the only source for this service. This notice of intent is NOT a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for competitive quotes. Interested contractors may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing electronically to Debra E. Chapman no later than 10:00 AM Tuesday, March 1, 2005. The contact information is as follows: EMAIL: [email protected] Capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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