Purchase Order 140G0126P0064
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- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Cru International LTD., doing business as Cru The Independent Authority, for a subscription renewal to CRU reports. The contract has a period of performance from November 1, 2020 to October 31, 2025, including four option periods. The ceiling value of the award is $382,554.25. This is a non-competitive contract awarded under simplified acquisition procedures. Cru International LTD. is a global firm specializing in...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $79,585.00 to Cru International LTD., doing business as Cru The Independent Authority, for a subscription renewal to CRU reports. The CRU reports provide commodity market analysis and data across the mining, metals, and fertilizer industries to support the Geological Survey's trade, economic, and resource analysis activities. This award was not associated with a larger contract vehicle,...
- The Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Cru International LTD., doing business as Cru The Independent Authority, for a $381,656.00 subscription renewal to CRU reports. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, provides the U.S. Geological Survey with access to Cru's proprietary news, data, consulting services, and online analysis tools related to commodity market analysis across...
- The Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $81,271.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Cru International LTD., doing business as Cru The Independent Authority, for a subscription renewal to CRU Reports. This contract provides the USGS access to Cru International's proprietary news, data, consulting services, and online analysis tools focused on commodity market analysis across the mining, metals, and fertilizer industries. Cru International has previously provided...
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $351,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to The Project Blue Group Limited, a for-profit limited liability company, to provide a one-year, 22-report subscription for critical minerals intelligence and monthly publications. The award was made on January 22, 2024, with a period of performance from March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025. The contract was a sole-source procurement and did not have a set-aside designation. The reports are necessary for...
- The Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Cru International LTD., doing business as Cru The Independent Authority, for a subscription renewal to Cru's commodity market analysis reports. The contract has a period of performance from November 1, 2016 to October 31, 2020, with a potential value of $382,816.00. No set-aside designation was used for this award. Cru International is a global company specializing...
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $5,345.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Cru International LTD., doing business as Cru The Independent Authority, for a subscription renewal to CRU reports. Cru International is a global company that specializes in commodity market analysis and provides proprietary news, data, consulting services, and online analysis tools to public and private sector clients. This contract supports the USGS's analysis activities and is not associated with any...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to The Project Blue Group Limited, a for-profit limited liability company, to provide a one-year subscription for critical minerals intelligence licenses and monthly publications. The contract, valued at $230,500.00, has a period of performance through March 31, 2024. This non-competitive award was made under simplified acquisition procedures and is not set aside for any...
- This is a $148,800.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, a civilian agency, to Cru International LTD., a for-profit limited liability company based in the United Kingdom. The contract provides a subscription to Cru's proprietary data analysis tools, market intelligence reports, and software solutions focused on the mining, metals, and fertilizer industries. The original solicitation sought a business intelligence subscription to closely...
- A civilian federal agency awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to The Project Blue Group LIMITED (UEI: E4Q3GZBDUZ91) for a one-year subscription providing access to 14 critical minerals intelligence reports and monthly publications. The contract, valued at $234.6K, was awarded on September 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2026. The place of performance is located in Great Britain, United Kingdom, and no set-aside designation was used for this procurement. The...
The U.S. Geological Survey's National Minerals Information Center (NMIC) awarded a $502,068.82 firm fixed-price purchase order to Cru International LTD. (doing business as Cru The Independent Authority) on March 17, 2026, for center-wide access subscriptions to ten critical minerals reports. The contract, which extends through March 17, 2030, was awarded without a set-aside designation and will be performed in Great Britain, United Kingdom. The ten reports cover aluminum, lead, zinc, molybdenum, fertilizer, copper, bauxite and alumina, tin, noble alloys and minor metals, and bulk ferroalloys, and must include comprehensive market analysis and datasets addressing global production, production capacity, trade, consumption, demand drivers, and price forecasting. Cru International LTD., a global commodity market analysis and data services firm specializing in the mining, metals, and fertilizer sectors, was selected following a pre-solicitation sources-sought notice issued in November 2025. The company, which has been registered in the System for Award Management since July 2007, brings substantial federal contracting experience, having previously secured contracts with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, International Trade Commission, and the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. The NMIC procurement supports the U.S. Geological Survey's mission to provide the federal government with critical mineral market intelligence for trade, economic, and resource assessment purposes.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Subscriptions for Critical Minerals Market Reports | 140G0125Q0175 | Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants | Pre-Solicitation 2/4 | 2/13/26, 4:02 PM | |
Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition | 140G0125Q0175 | Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants | Limited / Sole Source Justification 4/4 | 3/17/26, 10:21 AM | |
CRU Group Subscription | 140G0125Q0175 | Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants | Award Notice 3/4 | 3/17/26, 10:20 AM | |
Subscriptions for 10 Reports on Critical Minerals | 140G0125Q0175 | Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants | Pre-Solicitation 1/4 | 11/19/25, 10:38 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Funding Only Action | $114.9k | 3/19/26 |