Precious metals monthly yearbook subscription & RE

The U.S. Geological Survey's National Minerals Information Center is seeking a comprehensive one-year subscription service for precious metals market intelligence and reporting. The procurement requires subscriptions for 5 users to monthly precious metals reports covering gold, silver, platinum-group metals, copper, niobium, and tantalum supply chains for the North American marketplace, along with comprehensive yearbooks and outlook reports. The vendor must provide timely market assessments, price reporting, forecasts, and supply chain tracking data in Excel format, covering mining, extraction, production, trade, technology, governmental issues, and recycling activities. This acquisition falls under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures with NAICS code 513120 (Newspapers and Periodicals) and requires vendors to be registered in SAM.gov. Quote submissions are due by September 15, 2025, at 1700 EDT, with all correspondence directed to sruggles@usgs.gov, and the expected award date is September 22, 2025.

This procurement is unrestricted with no small business set-aside designation, despite the solicitation documents containing some conflicting information about small business requirements. No incumbent contractors are specifically mentioned in the available documentation. The contract period is one year with delivery required to the USGS National Minerals Info Center at 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, with an initial delivery timeline of 365 days after award. The size standard for this NAICS category is 1,000 employees, and electronic invoicing will be required through the U.S. Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform within 90 days after the performance period. No specific contract value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation materials, and all responsible sources are invited to submit quotations for government consideration.