--Purchase of Commercial Import/Export Data

The U.S. Army District in New Orleans, supporting the Waterborne Commerce Statistic Center, is soliciting proposals to purchase foreign data from the Ports Imports Export Reporting Service (PIERS), a division of the Journal of Commerce. PIERS provides a unique and comprehensive electronic database covering import, export, and in-transit waterborne commerce through U.S. coastal ports to and from foreign countries, making it the only known commercial source for this specialized data. Interested parties are required to submit their responses in writing within ten days of the solicitation's publication, with faxed submissions accepted. This procurement, titled “Purchase of Commercial Import/Export Data,” was posted on May 17, 2002, under solicitation number USA-SNOTE-020517-002 by the Department of Defense's W07V Endist New Orleans office. The contract is intended to enhance waterborne commerce data analysis capabilities for the Army’s waterborne commerce statistics efforts. The place of performance and specific NAICS codes were not provided. The solicitation allows for timely acquisition of this critical commercial dataset to support the Army's monitoring and reporting on foreign waterborne trade activities.