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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

SolicitationTAEC0000-26-00005-2Notice typeSpecial NoticeWashington, DC

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

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Opportunity Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of Acquisition Management (OAM), Shared Services Procurement Office (SSPO) in Washington, DC, intends to award a sole-source purchase order under solicitation TAEC0000-26-00005-2. This acquisition, which will result in a 12-month base period, is being negotiated with CRU International Ltd. on behalf of the International Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Enforcement and Compliance (E&C). The requirement is classified under NAICS 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services and PSC R405 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OPERATIONS RESEARCH/QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS. No set-aside is designated for this procurement (NONE; NONE), and Alicia Brister is the primary point of contact for the response deadline on May 29, 2026.

The purpose of this contract is to provide the E&C with Global Steel and Aluminum Monitoring services, including access to specialized databases: Aluminum Premium, Steel Metallics Classic, Steelmaking Raw Materials Classic, and Steel Premium. The E&C requires these resources to respond to inquiries from the Secretary’s office using smelter-level and country-level production and capacity data, consumption rates, and historical pricing. The scope includes weekly and monthly price analyses of global markets and short-term developments for steel and aluminum inputs and finished goods, such as scrap, iron ore, pig iron, and various rolled sheets.

The required data services must include quarterly forecasts extending two years and annual forecasts extending five years. This procurement is conducted under the authority of Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulations Overhaul (RFO) 12.102 and 41 U.S.C. 1901, following a determination that only one source is reasonably available to satisfy the agency's technical requirements. Documentation for this notice includes one attachment, an updated PDF notice posted on May 14, 2026.

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Opportunity Details

Response deadline: May 29, 2026Expired 18 days ago
NAICS: 519290 (opens in new tab)
PSC: R405 (opens in new tab)
Set aside: NONE
Published: May 14, 2026
Updated: May 14, 2026
Agency: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (opens in new tab)
Office: DEPT OF COMMERCE SSPO
Department: —
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Contact and place of performance

Point of contact: Alicia Brister

Place of performance

Washington, DC 20230

USA

Original Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulations Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a).  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 U.S. Department of...

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulations Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a). 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 U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of Acquisition Management (OAM), Shared Services Procurement Office (SSPO), located in Washington, D.C., intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis and award a contract to CRU International Ltd. (CRU) on behalf of the International Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Enforcement and Compliance (E&C).

This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of permitting other than full and open competition in accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 12.102 and in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901. This acquisition will result in a purchase order with a base 12-month period.

DOC plans to issue a sole source purchase order to CRU for the Global Steel and Aluminum Monitoring services. E&C must have ready access to a database on aluminum smelter-level production, country-level production and capacity, aluminum consumption, utilization rates, and current and historical pricing data to reply to the many requests quickly and efficiently it receives from the Secretary’s office. E&C requires a resource for a full range of global weekly and monthly steel and aluminum prices, as well as analyses of short-term market developments and a comprehensive market data service for current aluminum price information. E&C also requires access to a source of large reports covering data points on both steel and aluminum inputs as well as finished products, pricing and written analysis on current highlights. The inputs and goods should include scrap, dri, hbi, pig iron, iron ore, met coke, met coal, hot rolled sheet, cold rolled sheet, galvanized sheet, plate, wire rod, rebar, billet, bar, wire mesh, beams, etc. The data must include quarterly forecasts out two years and annually out five years. E&C needs weekly analyses of steel and aluminum pricing and comprehensive coverage of global markets on a monthly basis. The databases to deliver on these requirements are as follows from CRU: Aluminum Premium, Steel Metallics Classic. Steelmaking Raw Materials Classic, & Steel Premium. SEE FULL NOTICE ATTACHED.

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