Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: notice of intent to award sole source
Deadline: 11 Feb 2026
Posting Date: 28 Jan 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 134564801
Document Ref. No.: TAEC0000-26-00005
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if it's determined only one source is reasonably available to satisfy agency requirements, as supplemented with additional information in this notice.
The Department of Commerce (DOC), Shared Services Procurement Office (SSPO), Bureau Services Division on behalf of International Trade Administration (ITA), Enforcement and Compliance (E&C) intends to award on a sole source basis a Firm-Fixed-Price contract to CRU International Ltd. for commercial subscription access to comprehensive global aluminum and steel market intelligence services.
The requirement includes enterprise-level access to aluminum and steel pricing data, supply and demand analysis, production and capacity statistics, short and long-term forecasts, interactive data tools, analyst reports, and technical support. The services require internal redistribution rights.
Period of Performance - The period of performance will be March 01, 2026, through February 28, 2027.
THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, ANY RESPONSIBLE SOURCE THAT BELIEVES IT CAN MEET THE RQUIREMENT MAY SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT.
Capability statements must be submitted in writing and include sufficient information to demonstrate the ability to meet all technical and functional requirements described above.
Inquiries will only be accepted via email to the Primary Point of Contact: Alicia Brister at abrister@doc.gov .
Notice ID: taec0000-26-00005
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: office of the secretary
Office: dept of commerce sspo
Product Service Code: r405 - support- professional: operations research/quantitative analysis
NAICS Code: 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
Inactive Dates: feb 26, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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