Redacted JOFOC.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), specifically for the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The DOE intends to award a sole source contract to S&P Global Commodity Insights for a Firm-Fixed-Price (FTP) subscription to the PIRA Global Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Retainer Service for a base year from February 5, 2025 to February 4, 2026, with four one-year option periods through February 4, 2030.

The subscription includes comprehensive energy market analysis services such as World Oil Market Forecast, DOE Weekly Analysis, Current News & Analysis, Global Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Annual Retainer Client Seminar, World Petroleum Demand Monitor, World Petroleum Product Yield Monitor, and various other reports covering global oil market trends, geopolitical risks, and economic conditions. S&P Global Commodity Insights is deemed the sole provider due to its unique, proprietary data and broad perspective on oil market economics, with the total estimated value of the contract redacted in the document. The DOE conducted market research and posted a notice of intent to sole source, with no other vendors responding to the opportunity.