NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

Agency:	COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
State:	District of Columbia
Type of Government:	Federal
FSC Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Set Aside:	No Set aside used
Posted Date:	Jan 27, 2026
Due Date:	Feb 11, 2026
Solicitation No:	TAEC0000-26-00005
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Description

Active

Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

TAEC0000-26-00005

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF

Sub-tier

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE SSPO

General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: Jan 27, 2026 11:03 am EST
Original Response Date: Feb 11, 2026 04:00 pm EST
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Feb 26, 2026
Initiative:
- None

Classification

Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
Product Service Code: R405 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OPERATIONS RESEARCH/QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
NAICS Code:
- 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
Place of Performance:
Washington , DC 20230

USA

Description

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 .

Attachments/Links

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

Office of Acquisition Management, Shared Services Procurement 1401 CONSTITUTION AVE, NW
WASHINGTON , DC 20230
USA

Primary Point of Contact

Alicia Brister
abrister@doc.gov

Secondary Point of Contact

History

Jan 27, 2026 11:03 am ESTSpecial Notice (Original)

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

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