Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Morningstar, Inc.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price contract on a sole source basis to Morningstar, Inc., 22 W Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60602 for access to Morningstar Direct, Morningstar Investment Company Holdings Data, Morningstar Historical Portfolio Information Data, Morningstar Application Programming Interface (API) Investment Research Data, and Morningstar Annuity Intelligence. The NAICS code is 518210. The contracting officer has determined that Morningstar, Inc. is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.501(a).

The period of performance for the contract is anticipated to be one year with four one-year option periods.

The SEC intends to award a contract to Morningstar, Inc. on or about June 20, 2022. This notice is not a competitive request for proposals. A competitive solicitation will not be issued. However, the government will give consideration to interested parties that identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals by the response date of this notice.