What this opportunity is
The Department of Commerce is seeking a commercial financial intelligence platform to support the evaluation of grant and loan applicants, portfolio monitoring activities, and industry analysis associated with programs authorized under the CHIPS and Science Act. This requirement is open to all businesses and does not use a set-aside. The platform must provide current and historical financial, operational, ownership, industry, and market data for both public and private companies, with capabilities such as financial data coverage, market data, and risk exposure analysis. Bidders should track the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation notice for this opportunity, with performance required in Maryland.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)
Title
Enterprise Financial and Market Intelligence Platform for Public and Private Company Analysis
Requesting Office
CHIPS Program Office (CPO)
1. General Statement of Need
The CHIPS Program Office (CPO) requires access to a comprehensive financial and market intelligence platform that provides current and historical financial, operational, ownership, industry, and market data for both public and private companies. The platform will support the evaluation of grant and loan applicants, portfolio monitoring activities, compliance reviews, risk assessments, due diligence efforts, and industry analysis associated with programs authorized under the CHIPS and Science Act.
The selected solution shall provide an integrated environment for accessing, analyzing, modeling, and reporting on company financial information and industry data relevant to the semiconductor ecosystem and related supply chains, and provide reporting downloads and exports into Microsoft excel.
2. Objective
The objective of this requirement is to obtain subscription-based access to a commercial financial intelligence platform that enables CPO personnel to:
Conduct financial due diligence on funding applicants.
Evaluate business viability, financial performance, and creditworthiness.
Assess ownership structures and corporate relationships.
Analyze private and public companies operating within semiconductor-related industries.
Monitor market developments, industry trends, and competitive dynamics.
Perform supply chain and ecosystem analysis.
Support compliance, risk management, investment review, and portfolio management activities.
Produce analytical reports, financial models, and executive briefings.
3. Scope of Work
The Contractor shall provide access to a comprehensive financial and market intelligence platform that includes the following capabilities:
3.1 Financial Data Coverage
The platform shall provide:
Current and historical financial statements for public companies.
Financial information available for private companies.
Standardized financial metrics and key performance indicators.
Historical financial data suitable for trend analysis.
Market data and valuation metrics, including for companies outside of the U.S.
Standardized company revenues by geography for consistent company-to-company comparison.
Company risk exposure by country.
Capital and debt structure information.
Commodities Market tracking.
Comparison of companies with peers.
Credit and risk-related financial indicators.
Third-Party Credit Ratings
Short and long-term debt/bond information
3.2 Private Company Intelligence
The platform shall provide:
Private company profiles and firmographic information.
Ownership and management data.
Funding history and investment activity.
Imputed tax financials.
Venture capital and private equity transaction information.
Source(s) of capital
Bond details
Mergers, acquisitions, and corporate event data.
Financial information and estimates where available.
3.3 Industry Classification and Market Analysis
The platform shall include:
A robust, multi-sector industry classification framework that allocates a company proportionally across multiple sectors with revenue dependency at the sector/industry level and enables detailed, precise identification and segmentation of companies within the semiconductor industry and related sectors.
Industry classification must cover multiple lines of business on single company basis beyond only the primary line of business.
Provides 6 levels of depth for sector/industry classifications.
Products/services tied to industries.
Standardized revenue percentages/amounts at each industry level with peer comparison.
Granular sub-industry classifications.
Supply Chain frameworks
Peer group identification capabilities.
Revenue segmentation by specific business segment regardless of primary business classification, including trade name integration.
Revenue segmentation by geography, including by country and region.
Mapping of brand names, product lines, and trade names back to their parent legal entities within the classified industry framework, providing a unified analytical environment.
Industry benchmarking and comparative analytics.
Indices outside of the US
Economic Indicators.
Market share and competitive positioning analysis.
Document Searching.
Compliance Screenings.
3.4 Ownership and Entity Structure Analysis
The platform shall provide:
Corporate/entity ownership structures.
Parent-subsidiary relationships.
Beneficial ownership information, where available.
Corporate hierarchy visualization.
Legal entity relationship mapping.
Cross-border ownership analysis.
3.5 Supply Chain Intelligence
The platform shall provide:
Supplier and customer relationship information.
Supply chain mapping capabilities.
Identification of key business dependencies.
Ecosystem and industry network analysis.
Semiconductor supply chain insights where available.
3.6 Research, News, and Document Repository
The platform shall provide searchable access to:
Global Market Coverage.
Company filings.
Earnings call transcripts.
Investor presentations.
Press releases.
News articles.
Searchable news summaries.
Comprehensive source scanning.
Equity and industry research.
Corporate disclosures and related documents.
Regulatory and compliance event coverage.
News summarization and analysis with AI capabilities.
Search capabilities across Earnings Transcripts, Investor Slides, Filings, News, and Research.
Human-curated news summaries based on raw news sources.
The platform shall allow users to search, filter, and retrieve information across all available content sources with AI capabilities included.
3.7 Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics
The platform should provide advanced analytical capabilities including:
Natural language search functionality.
AI-assisted document review.
Automat…
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.