Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Intent to Sole Source Kpler, Inc Kpler Terminal Marine Traffic Enterprise Subscriptions
Deadline: 25 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 27 Aug 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 148053817
Document Ref. No.: SS-TTB-26-051
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Treasury Common Services Center (TCSC), on behalf of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), intends to award a sole source contract to Kpler, Inc., 185 Alewife Brook Parkway, Suite 210, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, for five (5) Kpler Terminal—Marine Traffic Enterprise subscriptions to support TTB's Vessel Tracking Data requirement. TTB conducted market research to identify commercial sources capable of providing vessel tracking data that meets its operational and investigative requirements. Six commercial providers were evaluated against the Government's minimum technical requirements, including historical AIS data, port history, direct data export capabilities, self-service vessel search functionality, support for Class A and Class B vessels, and a web-based interface. Based on that evaluation, Kpler, Inc. was determined to be the only provider that satisfied all of the Government's minimum requirements and is therefore the only source capable of meeting TTB's needs.
This requirement will not be set aside for small businesses, and no subcontracting requirements are applicable.
TTB requires the following subscriptions to satisfy their requirement:
Product: Kpler Terminal — Marine Traffic Enterprise
Tier: Enterprise
Seats: 5
The Government's minimum required salient characteristics include:
Web-based interface that does not require Government data to be processed or stored within the contractor's environment.
Minimum of ten (10) years of historical Automated Identification System (AIS) vessel tracking data.
Historical port activity information.
Direct user export of data in Excel/CSV format without requiring contractor intervention.
Self-service vessel searches using vessel name, IMO number, or other identifiers.
Support for both Class A and Class B vessel tracking.
Unlimited vessel searches without a credit-based usage model.
Enterprise licensing for five (5) users with the ability to reassign licens...
Notice ID: ss-ttb-26-051
Department/Ind. Agency: treasury, department of the
Sub-tier: bureau of the fiscal service
Office: arc div proc svcs - ttb
Product Service Code: da10 - it and telecom - business application/application development software as a service
NAICS Code: 513210 - Software Publishers
Inactive Dates: sep 09, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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