Intent to Sole Source - Finadium Full Access Research Data Subscriptionview on SAM.gov

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Finadium Full Access Research Data Subscription #SS-OFR-26-046 The Treasury Common Services Center (TCSC), on behalf of The Office of Financial Research (OFR) and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), intends to contract with Finadium LLC, 65 Stone Root Lane, Concord, MA 01742, on a sole source basis. There is no competitive vendor or regulatory agency that provides these datasets. The proposed Contractor developed and owns the propriety and patented hardware, software and algorithms that are used in these products and support the services specifically required for this acquisition; thereby the proposed source has the sole unique technical and other resources required for this acquisition. The Office of Financial Research (OFR) and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) require a subscription to Finadium Full Access Research Data, which contains information and independent analysis on micro and macro trends and news in the securities lending and securities repurchase agreement markets. The data must minimally include: Detailed information and independent analysis on securities lending data. These data will include securities repurchase agreement (repo) markets that highlight micro and macro trends which include news updates.\ Comprehensive information on the securities lending and repo market. Independent research on market conditions, surveys of market participants, news, issue-based conferences, and a quarterly newsletter. Securities lending and repos are classified as Securities Financing Transactions (SFTs). The OFR and FSOC currently use the proposed contractor's brand name product for their mission to identify risks to the financial stability of the United States, to promote market discipline, and to respond to emerging threats to the stability of the U.S. financial system. In addition, the data is used in their mission to deliver an annual assessment of the state of the U.S. financial system, as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Pursuant to its mandate, the OFR is interested in pursuing access to current scholarly and professional publications on risk in the financial marketplace for securities lending agreements and securities repurchase agreements. OFR and FSOC require access to news and research from an objective source on conditions and trends in the securities lending market and securities repurchase agreement (repo) market trends. In securities lending repurchase agreements (repos) are financial contracts in which one party sells a security to the other with the promise to repurchase it at a later date for a previously specified price. To further study this secondary market in securities lending, the OFR requires independent reporting, analysis, and research from a neutral source not tied to an interested party such as a hedge fund or a trade association. The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be one 12-month…