Attachment 2 - Statement of Work - 143011-25-0170.docx

National Marine Fisheries Service Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce Procurement Request and Proposal for an International Trade Data Subscription

STATEMENT OF WORK

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce (OIATC) is requesting the procurement of services for the provision of data pertaining to international trade pertaining to marine seafood product. Traceability of seafood is the primary focus of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP). NMFS is seeking the acquisition of services from a provider that has demonstrated a reliable, consistent and significant multiple year service history and collaboration with the U.S. Government.

In order to assure that persons importing fisheries product to the United States are doing so in accordance with the requirements of SIMP, other NMFS import and export trade monitoring programs and the related regulatory requirements, it is necessary to assure that personnel are equipped with a full suite of international trade information and access to detailed, up-to-date and comprehensive trade data. The NMFS monitors trade flow involving more than 70,000 Entry fillings of marine fisheries products each month. The U.S. and NMFS are party to over a dozen multinational Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMO), treaties and conventions, which, as party to, obligates the U.S. to assure compliance with the multinational agreements for fisheries trade generated by those entities. In addition to these obligations there are 21 U.S. laws or statutes that require NMFS to ensure numerous requirements directed toward the ultimate sustainability of global marine resources through that legal framework.

The ability for the agency to document legitimate and illegitimate reporting of product trade flow requires a substantial level of information that can be utilized for “benchmarking” legitimate global trade flow, authenticating data files, validating legitimate trade, and flagging indications of illegitimate trade. The fisheries product trade data services sought through subscription services will be used for a number of purposes to include the ingestion into NMFS information technology systems to establish the implementation of advanced analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the generation of detailed reports. Data provided will be ingested into and processed with data from multiple other sources to include the International Trade Data System (ITDS) data that is provided by U.S. Customs to the NMFS. The data supplied will also be utilized to develop information and reports in response to ongoing operational questions and requirements. Routine and ad hoc reporting requirements will be supplemented and supported through the use of the information provided through this service.

Two robust trade data services are critical to the mission of the NMFS in trade monitoring, port import and export reporting services and extensive global trade reporting for marine fisheries products. The agency requires a blend of maritime trade routing information on global fisheries harvest and trade. This information is essential in successfully carrying out the NMFS seafood trade monitoring mission for an efficiency of data assimilation and structure with data tools that would otherwise require extensive architectural planning, programming and platform provisioning than will be necessary when provided through a single platform and dashboards. Provisioning of these data in this manner will not only afford NMFS the capability to conduct extensive research and reporting capabilities directly from a single source and access but will also be available for “feed” NMFS trade data processing systems being structured to assure cloud based advanced analytics utilizing artificial intelligence (IA) and machine learning (ML).

General Requirements:

1. Unlimited NMFS user license availability for the data services to be provided. There are a number of NMFS Office and Program-level staff who will utilize the data and thus require access to it.

2. The provision of an online user interface for 24/7 access by NMFS users. Trade data flow may be necessary for access day and night.

3. Data extraction and excel downloads available for scheduled delivery to NMFS database for analytics and reporting. Data will be utilized to generate various information in the form of reports and will also be integrated or ingested into NMFS data systems as part of the overall analytics spectrum.

4. Delivery of data based upon the world Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding Systems (HS) product codes for marine fisheries products globally and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) where appropriate for marine fisheries products. IHS/S&P Global is the primary coding level utilized globally. To track, isolate and document trade flow requires the acquisition of data which is structured to conformance to the global HS coding system. The U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) conforms to the global ISH/S&P system.

5. Web based search and analysis for global trade statistics data. Online data must be provisioned via secure, encrypted platforms and available from multiple and unstipulated access points.

6. The supporting services required include the provision of ongoing training and support from the provider from subject matter experts (SME).

Data Required:

1. A subscription for the acquisition of fisheries trade data, including wild capture harvests and aquaculture products. These data are informative to the agency on the global and international trade of products harvested from marine fisheries.

2. Trade information on marine fisheries species, weight/volume, value, harvest location/origin, vessels engaged, countries and flag states involved and other details pertaining to global fisheries trade movement. This information is pivotal to our trade monitoring operations.

3. Reporting and provision of data for at least the top one hundred countries trading in marine fisheries products with respect to fisheries trade volume and value.

4. Data must include historic data for these countries’ trade for at least the past two years and daily updates for all marine fisheries trade throughout the course of the subscription time frame.

5. Authentication of data must involve government level reporting and certification for sources reported as originating from or offered as official government documentation. Data must be vetted by the service provider in accordance with documentation from the source country and the import country

Information on fisheries trade buyers and sellers globally

1. The capability to search for importers and exports by company name, HS and SIC codes and product/commodity.

2. The ability to search for entity-specific data, particularly for available identifications associated with Dun & Bradstreet information

3. The capability to download search results and information to include the Bill of Lading details by company

4. The functionality to provide for the integration of data into internal systems (The Global Seafood Data System) with scheduled data file delivery

Additional Functionality Desired

1. Capacity to analyze the global supply chain of commodities and derivative products with volume, pricing, and transport data

2. Ability to discover market trends and validate against historical data

3. Data views necessary to gain insight into trade balances

4. Quarterly updated annual forecasts through 2030

5. Quarterly report trends in the World Economy and Trade