FY27 Maritime Portal Renewal
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- JA_27-02
- Agency
-
United States Transportation Command
Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- HTC71126FE385
- NAICS code
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- Place of performance
- Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 62225, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Transportation Command has awarded a firm fixed price contract to IHS Global Inc. (doing business as Standard & Poor's Global) for renewal of USTRANSCOM's software subscriptions to the Maritime Portal AISLive (Gold) package on a sole-source basis under FAR 16.507-7 (Item Peculiar to One Manufacturer).
USTRANSCOM justified the brand-name-only exception on the grounds that S&P Global exclusively controls the proprietary intellectual property, algorithms, data retrieval methodologies, and distance calculation models powering the portal. No other vendor combines the required capabilities—detailed pier data, commercial vessel characteristics with real-time ship location data, and map planning tools with integrated navigation rules and piracy identification—into a single solution with current data feeds. The subscription is essential to support global operational sealift mission planning and consolidates critical shipping capability data required for real-time course-of-action development for senior leadership.
The subscription includes the SeaWeb module, Distance Tables, and an Online Connect Platform licensed for 50 concurrent users. Period of performance runs from October 23, 2026 through October 22, 2029, comprising a one-year base with two one-year option periods. The contract was awarded as a firm fixed price task order against the Library of Congress FEDLINK contract vehicle. The Contracting Officer, Dorothy H. DelRosario, certified the justification on August 3, 2026, and will apply price analysis techniques per FAR 15.404-1 to ensure fair and reasonable pricing. Place of performance is Englewood, CO.
Notice text
U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has awarded a firm fixed price contract to IHS Global Inc., Englewood, CO which renews USTRANSCOM’s software subscriptions to the Maritime Portal AISLive (Gold) package. See attached redacted J&A 27-02 HTC71126FE385 for additional information.
Awarded contract HTC71126FE385 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-09-18.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.08.03 Maritime Portal JA -Redacted.pdf |
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