# Notification of the SEC's Intent to Award a Single Source Purchase Order for Equities Risk Factor Model data subscription

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/50310225q0055

- Solicitation number: 50310225Q0055
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Barra, LLC
- Department: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Contracting office: Securities and Exchange Commission (503102)
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: March 26, 2025
- Last posted: March 26, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/41f81e04d97c4b90a988e9399d600c65/view

## Description

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a single source basis to Barra, LLC for a fundamentals-based risk model subscription, including historical data sufficient for calculating. The Contracting Officer has determined that Barra, LLC is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b).

Barra, LLC is the only known source that can meet all of the SEC’s data and formatting specifications for this requirement. The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be a base period of 12-months. The total value of the order shall be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The SEC intends to award a purchase order to Barra, LLC on or about May 12, 2025. 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.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Barra, LLC (UEI H9A9TLZA9KK9)
- Contract: 50310225P0016, purchase order
- Obligated: $49,999.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 50310225Q0055 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 503102 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_50310225P0016_5000_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- March 26, 2025: Special notice, due April 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 41f81e04d97c4b90a988e9399d600c65. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/41f81e04d97c4b90a988e9399d600c65/view

## Points of contact

- Jeremy Garrett, garrettj@sec.gov

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