Commodity and Cargo Forecasts Supporting US Army Corps of Engineers Commercial Navigation Evaluations

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity is seeking a contractor to provide commodity and cargo forecast data supporting commercial navigation evaluations through solicitation W912HQ25R0027. The procurement requires an annual subscription service that includes current commodity and cargo information with vessel, origin, destination, and tonnage attributes, industry trade pattern reports, bilateral trade forecasts incorporating economic variables, and commodity forecasts extending at least 20 years into the future. The contractor must also provide technical manuals explaining forecasting methodology and ensure data access for five individual users across USACE units. The contract will be evaluated based on two primary factors: Technical Capability (more important) and Price, using a Firm Fixed Price award structure under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Questions must be submitted by Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 4:30 PM ET, with electronic proposals due by Friday, September 19, 2025, at 4:30 PM ET, submitted to Bart Dziadosz and David A. Kaplan.

This solicitation operates under NAICS code 519290 for Web Search Portals and Information Services and does not include any set-aside designations, making it open to full and open competition. The contract requires data access within four calendar days of award and establishes a one-year performance period from the contract award date. The procurement specifications include two potential pricing scenarios: assigned individual access or shared usernames with concurrent user limitations, though specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the available documentation. All acquired data will remain government property in perpetuity, with strict usage controls limiting detailed record access to specific USACE offices and centers involved in waterway navigation studies. The Institute for Water Resources, Water Resource Center (IWR-WRC) will be the primary user of the data services, with aggregated statistics potentially shared with other federal agencies or released publicly while maintaining confidentiality of individual record-level data.