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The U.S. Department of Commerce, through the Office of Acquisition Management’s Shared Services Procurement Office, intends to sole-source a 12-month purchase order to CRU International Ltd. for Global Steel and Aluminum Monitoring services to support the International Trade Administration’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance. This action is authorized under RFO 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, based on the determination that CRU is the only source capable of providing the specialized, proprietary data and analytical services required. The agency needs real-time access to comprehensive, smelter- and country-level data on production, capacity, consumption, utilization rates, and pricing for steel and aluminum, including inputs such as scrap, pig iron, iron ore, met coke, and finished products like hot rolled sheet, rebar, and galvanized sheet. CRU’s databases—Aluminum Premium, Steel Metallics Classic, Steelmaking Raw Materials Classic, and Steel Premium—must deliver weekly and monthly price analyses, quarterly forecasts extending two years, and annual forecasts extending five years, all accessible through interactive tools and downloadable formats including Excel and data feeds. The government requires unrestricted internal redistribution rights to use, analyze, and report on the data for policy and enforcement purposes, and CRU must provide direct, timely access to its global network of commodity analysts for immediate support. The place of performance is Washington, D.C., with all deliverables provided electronically, and no physical packaging or shipping requirements exist. The contract is non-competitive, with no set-aside, and no formal evaluation factors, pricing details, or contract clause specifications are included in the notice, as the award hinges solely on CRU’s unique capabilities and the absence of viable alternatives. Responses must be submitted via email to Alicia Brister by May 29, 2026, and if no qualified alternatives are received within ten days, the contract will be awarded to CRU International Ltd.
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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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