RFI - Chicken Egg and Select Seafood Price Data FY 26.pdf

Department of Labor - OSPE Request for Information (RFI)

Purchase aggregated current month chicken egg and select seafood price data for BLS.

SPECIAL NOTICE: SOURCES SOUGHT & REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for information received as a result of this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests to include an invite to further explain/demonstrate aspects of their proposed approach. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Information provided in response to this RFI is submitted voluntarily and is not being requested as part of a solicitation for actual pricing.

PURPOSE OF RFI:

The purpose of this RFI is to gather information about potential subscription services to obtain aggregated current month chicken egg and select seafood price data.

Responses to this RFI will be reviewed by DOL for their applicability to the Government’s need and determined to be “Relevant” or “Irrelevant” to the above problem. Offerors of “Relevant” responses may be requested to demonstrate their approach and/or product to a Government panel of Subject Matter Experts to help DOL determine the best approach.

BACKGROUND:

The PPI Program Office has a need to purchase aggregated current month chicken egg and select seafood price data to assist the PPI in calculating indexes.

SCOPE

The primary goal of this acquisition is to obtain monthly price data from a vendor that measures current month prices for chicken eggs and select seafood.

a. The current month price for chicken eggs should be a weighted average price for the following six regions of the United States:

i. Northeast (ME, MA, NH, VT, RI, CT, NY, PA, MD, DE, NJ)

ii. Midwest (ND, SD, NE, IA, IL, MN, WI, IN, OH, KY, WV, MI)

iii. Southeast (VA, NC, GA, FL, TN, AL, GA, MS)

iv. South Central (MO, AR, LA, TX, OK, KS, CO, NM, AZ, UT)

v. Northwest (WA, OR, WY, MT, ID)

vi. California

b. For each region above, each weighted average price should be broken out by the following sizes or uses

i. Jumbo

ii. Extra large

iii. Large

iv. Medium

v. Small

vi. Breaker stock

c. The weighted average price should be calculated using prices from egg processors for chicken eggs sold and delivered to retailers, wholesalers, distributors, exporters, importers, traders, and brokers and should be weighted based on the volume of all wholesale transactions covering all United States domestic channels

d. The weighted average price should be reported as $/dozen eggs and calculated over the first fourteen days of the month

e. The current month price for tuna should be a weighted average by volume of all wholesale transactions covering all United States domestic channels. The weighted average price should be reported as $/pound on a less-than-truckload basis and calculated over the first fourteen days of the month

f. The current month price for shrimp should be a weighted average by volume of all wholesale transactions covering United States caught (primarily in the Gulf of Mexico) shrimp sold through domestic channels. The weighted average price should be reported as $/pound on a less-than-truckload, headless, shell on (HSLO) basis and calculated over the first fourteen days of the month

g. The current month price for crabs should be a weighted average by volume of all wholesale transactions covering all United States domestic channels. The weighted average price should be reported as $/pound on a less-than-truckload basis and calculated over the first fourteen days of the month

h. The current month price for lobster should be a weighted average by volume of all wholesale transactions covering all United States domestic channels for live lobster.

The weighted average price should be reported as $/pound on a less-than-truckload basis and calculated over the first fourteen days of the month

i. The current month price for clams, oysters, sea scallops, mussels should be a weighted average by volume of all wholesale transactions covering all United States domestic channels. The weighted average price should be reported as $/count or $/pound on a less-than-truckload basis and calculated over the first fourteen days of the month

RFI QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Company description, discussion of company capabilities, and general summary of approach to accomplishing the requirements listed in the Scope section of this RFI.

2. Historical information (description and length of time providing this service, as well as under what North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) XXXXXXXXX) to the public and other federal agencies.

3. Describe your type of business, (i.e., small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, HUB Zone, serviced-disabled veteran-owned small business, large business, etc.), under NAICS XXXXXXXXX, which contains a size standard of XXXXXXXXXXX.

4. Does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range and scope of these requirements? If not, please list which requirements your company can provide?

5. Does your company have industry analyst experts available that could be consulted regarding the data elements described in the Scope section of this RFI?

RESPONSES TO RFI

RFI responses shall conform to the format below and provide the following information:

1. Cover Letter – The cover letter must include the following information:

• Company name

• Company point of contact, telephone number and email address

• Date submitted

2. Offerors shall respond to each of the general questions.

3. If the offeror chooses not to respond to a question, indicate “no response.”

4. Submit a capabilities package that includes the above considerations that demonstrate capabilities and expertise related to the information outlined. As part of the market research associated with this RFI, we are also seeking pricing information. Any pricing information received is to be Rough Order of Magnitude and is solely for information-gathering and planning purposes.

5. Marketing and/or reference materials, if included, shall be placed at the end of the response, in an appendix.

6. Responses shall not exceed 30 pages and should be submitted in Microsoft Word .doc or .docx formats, Times New Roman 11-point or 12-point, with 1-inch margins minimum all around.

RFI SCHEDULE

Responses to the RFI shall be submitted via email to DeCarlo Coleman at coleman.decarlo@dol.gov by 10:00 AM EST on Monday, May 18, 2026.

Contracting Officer – Rachael Vargas Email: Vargas.rachael.n@dol.gov

Questions regarding this RFI shall be e-mailed to the above point of contact by 10:00 AM EST on May 13, 2026. Questions and answers shall be posted as an amendment to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to edit any questions as needed to protect the identity of the source, but absent this consideration, the Government intends to quote each submitted question verbatim in its response.

DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for information received in response to this RFI. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Information provided in response to this RFI will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for determining how to proceed in the acquisition process mailto:coleman.decarlo@dol.gov mailto:Vargas.rachael.n@dol.gov for the purchase of aggregated current month chicken egg and select seafood price data. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS

REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND

OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made.

Questions regarding this RFI shall be e-mailed to the above point of contact by 10:00 AM EST on May 13, 2026. Questions and answers shall be posted as an amendment to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to edit any questions as needed to prot...