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BACKGROUND NIST is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing services that meets or exceeds the following requirements: The CHIPS Program Office (CPO) has been using BamSEC as ... BACKGROUND NIST is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing services that meets or exceeds the following requirements: The CHIPS Program Office (CPO) has been using BamSEC as a financial research tool for the past two years. The CPO requires BamSEC licenses to assist employees in accessing and working with financial data of publicly-traded semiconductor companies, including SEC filings and earnings transcripts. This data helps inform CPO decision-making around overall risk profile, risk ratings, underwriting analysis, and portfolio monitoring for CHIPS direct funding and loan award applicants. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE In responding to this notice, please DO NOT PROVIDE PROPRIETARY INFORRMATION. Please include only the following information, readable in either Microsoft Word 365, Microsoft Excel 365, or .pdf format, in the response. Submit the response by email to Robert Singman at robert.singman@nist.gov notice as soon as possible, and preferably before the closing date and time of this notice. Provide the complete name of your company, address, name of contact for follow-up questions, their email, their phone number and, if your company has an active registration in https://sam.gov, your company’s Unique Entity ID (UEI). Identify any aspects of the description of the requirements in the BACKGROUND section above that could be viewed as unduly restrictive or create unnecessary barriers that adversely affect your firm’s ability to fully participate in a procurement for such services and explain why. Please offer suggestions for how the requirements could be organized or structured to encourage the participation of small businesses. For NAICS code: 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services. Small Business Size Standard 1000 employees. Indicate whether your company is (a) a small business or (b) other than small business. See the Table of Small Business Size Standards and the associated .pdf download file for small business size standards and additional information. If you believe the NAICS code listed in this notice is not the best NAICS code for the type of product addressed in this notice, identify an alternative NAICS code that you believe would be more appropriate for the planned procurement. If your firm has existing Federal Supply Schedule contract(s) or other contracts for services against which the Department may be able to place orders, identify the contract number(s) and other relevant information. Describe your firm’s experience (as a prime, subcontractor, or consultant) providing the services described in Background section. Provide any other information that you believe would be valuable for the Government to know as part of its market research for this requirement. Please let us know if you would like to engage to get a better understanding of the requirement or need additional information about the Government’s requirement for the services described in the Background section. IMPORTANT NOTES The information received in response to this notice will be reviewed and considered so that the NIST may appropriately solicit for its requirements in the near future. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the NIST to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotations. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The NIST is not responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. The NIST reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and appropriate. Thank you for taking the time to submit a response to this request!