Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Nationally Recognized Statistics Rating Organization Subscription - S&P Ratings Direct W912HQ25S0055

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Humphrey's Engineer Center Support Activity (HECSA) intends to award a single-source contract under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1) or 41 U.S.C. 253(C)(1) as implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting from a single source. Award of a firm fixed price contract will be made to S&P Global. The anticipated contract will be firm fixed price and includes a period of performance that includes a base year and four (4) option years. This Notice of Intent to award a Single Source Contract is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responses or inquiries to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. All information received from this notice shall be used for planning and market research purposes only. The determination to refrain from competing proposed contracts based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or use of such information. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the evaluation of the information received. Interested parties may express interest by providing a capability statement to both Points of Contact listed with this notice. See the attached Sole Source Justification and Purchase Description for additional information.