Notice of Intent to issue a sole source award to Oil Price Information Service,

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration plans to award a sole source contract to Oil Price Information Service, LLC for specialized fuel pricing data services critical to its operational needs. OPIS is identified as the only commercial provider capable of delivering three specific data products with the required precision: the PADD 5 Historical Study, a Weekly Ongoing Report covering all PADD regions, and the Average Regular Unleaded Price Monthly. These products rely on OPIS’s proprietary, nationwide database of retail and wholesale fuel prices, which uniquely offers station-level granularity segmented by PADD region, RFG mandate status, and branded or unbranded classifications—an level of detail no other provider can match. The contract is structured with a one-year base period and five optional one-year extensions, allowing for sustained data continuity over time. All interested parties must submit a written response by the deadline demonstrating their ability to meet the specified data requirements with strong, verifiable evidence of comparable capability; merely requesting documentation does not constitute a valid response. If no alternative provider successfully proves equivalent capacity by the deadline, the award will proceed exclusively to OPIS. The notice, posted under solicitation number 89303026NEI000094, is open for responses until July 15, 2026, and should be directed to Jennifer Scharrer, Contracting Officer, at jennifer.scharrer@hq.doe.gov. The NAICS code 513210 identifies this as a data processing and information services solicitation under federal procurement guidelines.