National minerals information center (NMIC) requires center-wide access subscriptions for ten reports on critical minerals.
Active Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140G0126P0064
- Awardee
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Cru International LTD. UEI VNGUAW7YNZ63
- Awarding agency
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Office of Acquisitions and Grants
US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $114,862
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Subscriptions for 10 Reports on Critical Minerals Pre-Solicitation · 140G0125Q0175 · Posted Nov 19, 2025
- Contract value 23% obligated
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- $114,862.33 Current, with exercised options
- $502,068.82 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 16% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Great Britain, United Kingdom
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $114,862 | |
| Original award | $0 |
About this award
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.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140G0126P0064?
140G0126P0064 was awarded to Cru International LTD. by Office of Acquisitions and Grants (US Geological Survey) on March 17, 2026.
How much is contract 140G0126P0064 worth?
The government has obligated $114,862 on 140G0126P0064. Its potential value, with all options, is $502,069.
Was contract 140G0126P0064 competed?
The extent of competition for 140G0126P0064 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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