D--EIA's Analysis of Petroleum Exports Database

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of the Energy Analysis within the Energy Information Administration plans to award a sole source contract to Lloyd's List Intelligence to renew the Analysis Petroleum Exports (APEX) subscription. This subscription offers comprehensive data services, including bi-weekly email updates to the APEX database covering crude oil tanker movements, access to specialized reports such as Iranian Exports, and necessary technical support for database use and analysis. The procurement will be conducted under a sole source justification per FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), meaning the government intends to negotiate exclusively with one provider without a competitive solicitation. This notice serves as an intent to award rather than a solicitation for proposals. However, interested parties may submit capability statements and pricing information within seven calendar days from the notice publication to be considered if the government decides to compete the requirement. The decision to open competition based on responses remains at the government’s discretion, and any information received is primarily for evaluating the need for competitive procurement. The contract is identified under solicitation number DE-SOL-0004295 and relates to ongoing support for the petroleum export data analysis infrastructure.