PR15861961_RFQ_1_Year_Global_Maritime_and_World_News_Subscription.pdf

PR15861961 – 1 Year Subscription to Global Maritime & World News (for 5 users/subscribers) for FPD

I. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

The purpose of this RFQ is to procure for 1 Year Subscription to Global Maritime & World News (for 5 users/subscribers) for FPD (Period: April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027)

The bidders must operate in Indonesia and have an established business with a permanent address and telephone listing in Indonesia. Also the companies must have experience in this service in this country, and prove this requirement in the proposal.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Central Contractor Registration For procurement or contracts over $30,000.00, the contractor must be registered within Central Contractor Registration, which is part of the System for Award Management (SAM).

Prospective offerors are encouraged to complete the SAM registration process prior to the submittal of their proposals in response to this solicitation.

II. PRICING:

The Contractor shall provide a firm fixed price in IDR for RFQ No. PR15861961

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Line Item

Description of Services QTY Price

11%

VAT

(PPN)

Total Firm-Fixed Price

1 1 Year Subscription to Global

Maritime

Period: April 1 2026 – March 31, 1 Year

2 1 Year Subscription to 1 Year

Subscription to World News

Period: April 1 2026 – March 31, 1 Year

TOTAL

III. SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Digital Platform Security Information Services

This solicitation seeks to expand the existing comprehensive subscription to a digital platform security service by adding global maritime intelligence and world news coverage platform. This expansion will complement the current Indonesia-focused service by extending coverage to provide comprehensive global intelligence and analysis across maritime security and international developments.

The existing service delivers up-to-date intelligence and analysis focused on Indonesia across a broad spectrum of topics, including security, politics, law, risk, resources, health, and national issues. This expansion must complement/include the aforementioned abilities while extending that capability to global maritime operations and world news monitoring.

Subscription Period: April 01, 2026 – April 01, 2027.

Scope of Services

The requested expansion service consist of two additional subscription modules that complement and extend the existing Indonesia-focused digital platform security service to provide comprehensive global coverage

A. Global Maritime Information Service (New Service)

The Contractor shall provide the Client access to a Global Maritime Service, which delivers vetted and timely information currently from over 500 vetted sources. This service must provide a comprehensive understanding of current global maritime issues, incidents, news, events, and trends with detailed information aggregated on one platform.

This service must complement the existing Indonesia maritime and port monitoring by extending coverage to all global maritime regions and providing enhanced analytical capabilities for worldwide maritime threat assessment.

The service should be designed to provide users with timely situational awareness with access to vetted information on maritime activities worldwide. Information is searchable by global regions: Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Middle East, with the option to be searched by category, including government, security, crime, and accident/environment.

The globally collated vetted information must be enhanced by the platform incident tracking capability and analytical dashboard enabling subscribers to further exploit collected information and conduct their own analysis using the platform's integrated interactive analytical tools.

Additionally, the platform should enable users to access information from other linked maritime platforms providing shipping routes, ship identification and tracking, port information, weather, and other nautical data.

B. World News Information Service (New Service)

The Contractor shall provide the Client access to a World News Service, which delivers aggregated news from over 500 vetted information sources globally covering over 168 countries and their separate territories.

This service should complement the existing Indonesia news monitoring by extending coverage to provide comprehensive regional and global context for developments that may impact U.S. Embassy/Department of War (DoW) operations in Indonesia and the broader Asia-Pacific region.

The platform should be designed to provide users with timely situational awareness with access to vetted information on current news, issues, events, incidents, and trends from over 500 vetted information sources.

Information should be searchable by global regions: Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Middle East, which must be further filtered by sub-regions and then by individual countries and separate territories as applicable.

Areas of interest covered per country should include but not be limited to national, politics, security/crime, military/police, legal, health, business and economy, energy and resources, terrorism/counter terrorism, and separatism/counter separatism.

C. Service Integration with Existing Platform

Both new services must integrate seamlessly with the existing Indonesia-focused digital platform to deliver a unified intelligence capability. The services must integrate human-centric consulting with data-driven intelligence tools and share the same:

• Security protocols and certifications

• Alert and notification systems (Signal secure messaging, email, SMS)

• User interface and access methods

• Mobile and desktop application support

• Multilingual translation capabilities

• Geospatial visualization tools

• Data analytics platforms

• AI-enabled predictive capabilities

All service options should be available in multilingual formats, consistent with the existing Indonesia service.

The platform must provide seamless navigation between Indonesia-specific intelligence, global maritime intelligence, and world news coverage, allowing users to correlate developments across all three service modules.

D. Operational Functions Required

The services must provide the following operational functions that complement and extend the capabilities of the existing Indonesia-focused service:

1. Global Maritime Service Functions:

• Risk Consulting: Expert analysis and recommendations on maritime security issues affecting global shipping lanes, ports, and maritime infrastructure.

• Incident Tracking/Intelligence: Real-time monitoring and reporting of maritime incidents globally, extending the existing Indonesia port and maritime monitoring to worldwide coverage.

• Geospatial Visualization: Interactive mapping of maritime incidents and risks across all global maritime regions, integrating with existing Indonesia geospatial tools.

• Data Analytics Platforms: Customizable dashboards for in-depth analysis of maritime data, compatible with existing Indonesia platform analytics.

• Data Integration: Ability to fuse diverse maritime, law enforcement and intelligence data sources with existing Indonesia intelligence feeds.

• AI Capabilities: Advanced tools such as predictive heat mapping and complex pattern analysis for maritime threats, extending existing AI capabilities to global maritime domain.

2.World News Service Functions:

• Risk Consulting: Expert analysis and recommendations on global developments that may impact DoW operations and regional security.

• Intelligence Monitoring: Real-time monitoring and reporting of global news and events, providing regional and international context to complement Indonesia-specific reporting.

• Geospatial Visualization: Interactive mapping of global incidents and developments, integrating with existing Indonesia incident mapping.

• Data Analytics Platforms: Customizable dashboards for in-depth analysis of global trends, compatible with existing platform architecture.

• Data Integration: Ability to fuse diverse information sources from over 500 vetted sources globally with existing Indonesia intelligence feeds.

• AI Capabilities: Advanced tools for pattern analysis and trend identification across 168 areas of interest, extending existing AI analytical capabilities.

Deliverables

The expanded services must provide the following deliverables to ensure comprehensive global coverage that complements the existing Indonesia-focused intelligence deliverables:

A. Global Maritime Service Deliverables1. News by Location and Category:

1. News by Location and Category:

Information must be organized and searchable by location and category, extending the existing Indonesia maritime coverage to global scope:

Location Coverage:

• Africa

• Americas

• Asia Pacific (complementing existing Indonesia coverage)

• Europe

• Middle East

Category Coverage:

• Government

• Security

• Crime

• Accident/Environment

2. Interactive Incident Tracking:

The platform must provide interactive incident tracking with the following capabilities, extending the existing Indonesia incident tracking to global maritime domain:

Incident Types:

• Crime, Security, Accident/Environment

• Type categorization with sub-classifications linked to incident type

• Location details with adjustable filters by date

• Actor details including actors, type of ship, flag of ship, number of perpetrators, weapon type, target vessel

• Target details including flag of ship, type of ship, crew, vessel loss/impact, property loss/impact

• Direct linking to incident-specific reports

3. Interactive Incident Management Analytics Dashboard:

The service must provide an Incident Management Dashboard with interactive management capabilities including heat maps, statistics, and analytics. The dashboard should integrate with existing Indonesia platform dashboards and include:

Security, Crime, Accident/Environmental Overview:

• Incident Location Data Workspace

• Incident Category Data Workspace

Key Threats/Risks Analysis by:

• Incident Category

• Time

• Region

• Country

• Sea/Ocean

• Area

• Location

Actor Data:

• Actors

• Type of Ship

• Flag of Ship

• Number of Perpetrators

• Weapon Type

• Target Vessel

Target Data:

• Flag of Ship

• Type of Ship

• Crew

• Vessel Loss/Impact

• Property Loss/Impact

Trends Analysis:

• Year-to-date trends

• Trends by sea

• Trends by ocean

• Trends by country

4. Other Information – Support Tools:

The platform must provide access to external sources for vessel tracking and maritime information, complementing existing Indonesia maritime monitoring tools to include but not limited to:

• Caricoos Ship Tracker

• Vessel Finder

• Marine Traffic

• My Ship Tracking

5. Language Options:

Online Language Translation must be available with multiple languages accessible, consistent with existing Indonesia service language capabilities.

B. World News Service Deliverables

1. World News Coverage Structure:

The platform must provide news organized in the following hierarchical structure, extending beyond the existing Indonesia-focused coverage:

Level 1 - World:

• Homepage at world level providing global overview

Level 2 - By Continent:

• Africa

• Americas

• Asia Pacific

• Europe

• Middle East

Level 3 - By Region:

• Sub-regional divisions within each continent

Level 4 - By Country:

• Individual country pages

• Emphasis for their Indonesia page integrating with existing Indonesia service

2.Content Categories:

For each country and territory, the following content categories must be covered, consistent with existing Indonesia service categories:

• National

• Politics

• Security/Crime

• Military/Police

• Legal

• Health

• Business and Economy

• Energy and Resources

• Terrorism/Counter Terrorism

• Separatism/Counter Separatism, and regional terrorism.

Notifications and Alerts

The platform must provide timely pop-up notifications and secure alerts to ensure users receive critical updates as they occur. Alerts should be accessible via smartphones (Android and iOS) and customizable through the contractor’s homepage.

This service will enable users to stay informed, anticipate risks, and respond effectively to evolving developments in Indonesia and beyond.

IV. PROCUREMENT TERMS & CONDITIONS:

1. The vendor must be willing to accept Purchase Order (PO) from U.S. Embassy Jakarta.

2. The vendor’s own contract terms will not be accepted or signed.

3. All items/services offered must meet, but not exceed, the specifications listed.

4. Proposals must be in local currency (Rupiah), firm fixed price to include tax and any other anticipated charges.

5. The items and services must be delivered to the US Embassy Jakarta. (Delivery cost should be included in the quotation).

6. Selected vendor must be able to accept payment within 30 (thirty) days after the orders are delivered completely, and the original correct invoice is received.

7. The payment will be made through Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) to the vendor bank account

(Indonesian Rupiah) as stated on the invoice.

8. Any cancellations after PO acceptance, only services rendered will be paid.

The quotation is due on March 18, 2026 at 10:00.

Please follow instructions in Sections II – IV for a quotation to be considered, and email the quotations at yoriany@state.gov mailto:yoriany@state.gov