Notice of Intent to Sole Source to S&P Global Platts

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") intends to negotiate and award a sole-source contract for the procurement of various commodity and financial data feeds from S&P Global Platts.  The Government intends to procure this requirement under FAR 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.  CFTC intends to award a contract with a one-year base period, and four one-year options, for a total period of performance of five years.

The information contained in the S&P Global Platts subscriptions is proprietary to S&P and CFTC knows of no alternative source that can .... Read More