The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), intends to negotiate a sole-source acquisition with Fitch Solutions Inc., for the Fitch Rating Services using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13). Fitch Rating Service offers detailed reports and analysis about both domestic and foreign banks as well as ratings of various countries. Fitch's rating process utilizes a set of rating scales that are unique to Fitch Ratings. The Individual rating, which expresses Fitch Ratings' view of a bank's stand-alone financial profile, is combined with the Support rating to arrive at the more traditionally recognized rating from the AAA scale that is assigned to the issuer and its debt issues. Fitch Ratings' Support rating provides important insight relative to the likelihood and nature of external support should the financial institution experience financial difficulties. Ratings guidelines are applied to long and short-term foreign currency ratings; long and short-term local currency ratings; and National ratings for emerging markets (non-comparable across borders). Any responses received as a result of this notice, shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. Responses will NOT be considered as either proposals or bids. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition, based upon any written responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Other Information: Electronic submissions, in response to this Notice, shall reference CC-14-HQ-0010 and be sent to the attention of Azita Mamdouhi via e-mail to [email protected]. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 10:00 AM ET, Monday, December 23, 2013.

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