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- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – Yoto Yotov
- Solicitation number
- ITC-2000-OOEC-26-0008
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International Trade Commission
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This is a Justification and Approval for Single Source Award (USITC-050, Rev. 5/2018) submitted by the U.S. International Trade Commission for a contract action not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold under FAR 13.501.
The requisition ITC-OOEC-26-0008 seeks annual updates to the Commission's International and Trade Production Dataset for Estimation (ITPD-E) database. The sole source vendor identified is Yoto V. Yotov. The justification for limited competition states that the original database required 18 months to develop using custom methodology and techniques created by Yotov and his team. Awarding the contract to another vendor would necessitate significant Commission staff time to bring the new vendor up to speed on the underlying methodology and require the vendor to recreate code and understand extension procedures. Market research confirmed that while Commission staff are aware of other researchers capable of performing similar work, the unique skills required to create and maintain this dataset are specific to Professor Yotov. The Requiring Officer, Ravinder Ubee, certified the justification on March 18, 2026, and the Contracting Officer, Alisha Hunt, approved and posted the award to FBO (for actions exceeding $25,000) and USITC.GOV on April 14, 2026.
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Justification and Approval for Single Source Awards
USITC - 050 (Rev. 5/2018)
U.S. International Trade Commission 500 E Street, SW Washington, DC 20436 United States Phone: 202-205-3098 www.usitc.gov
Consolidated J&A for actions Not Exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) (FAR 13.501)
Contracting Office Requiring Office
U.S. International Trade Commission
Office of Procurement
500 E Street S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20436
U.S. International Trade Commission
500 E Street S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20436
Office of Economics
Justification and Approval for: Single Source Brand Name
1. REQUISITION NUMBER: ITC-OOEC-26-0008 ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE:
2. Description of supplies or Services Required to Meet Agency:
Annual updates to the Commission's International and Trade Production Dataset for Estimation (ITPD-E) database.
3. Justification for Limited Competition:
The original database, which took 18 months to create, was constructed by Yoto Yotov and his team and required a custom methodology and techniques to develop. Awarding this contract to another vendor would require Commission staff to spend significant time to bring the vendor up to speed on the underlying methodology and techniques, and require the vendor to spend significant time recreating code and understanding what the next steps are to extend the database.
5. Requiring Officer's Certification:
I certify that the facts and representations in this justification, included herein, meet the Government's need and that the supporting data which forms the basis for this justification is complete and accurate.
Printed Name, Requiring POC
Ravinder Ubee
Date
Mar 18, 2026
Signature
6. Contracting Officer Certification: Posted:
I have received this justification and find it to be accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Printed Name, Contracting Officer DateSignature
DateUSITC.GOVPosted: FBO (>$25,000)
4. Description of Market Research Conducted and Results:
Commission staff are aware of researchers that may be able to perform the work. However, because this is a unique dataset, the skills used to create it are unique to Professor Yotov.
Vendor Name: Yoto V. Yotov
RAVINDER UBEE
Digitally signed by RAVINDER
UBEE
Date: 2026.03.18 13:53:35 -04'00'
X April 14, 2026
Alisha Hunt April 14, 2026
| 2026-04-16T09:01:47-0400 | |
| ALISHA HUNT |
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