Sources sought for full web access subscription publications

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
SPE60424R0613
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
513210 Software Publishers
Place of performance
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Here is a two-paragraph summary of the key details in the federal contract Pre-solicitation Notice:

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA Energy) is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of providing online subscription access to proprietary data on chemicals and price escalators, including ethylene, methylene, base oils, and fatty acids. The current known source is LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS) in conjunction with Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS). DLA Energy is seeking comparable online subscription services that would provide historical pricing data and be accessible to 10 or more users. Interested firms must complete the attached market survey and return it via email by 5:00 pm on July 22, 2024. This is for market research and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or commitment to award a contract.

This opportunity is not set-aside and does not have an identified incumbent contractor. No budget range or award value is provided, as this is solely a sources sought notice. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 513210 - Software Publishers, and the Product and Service Code (PSC) is 7630 - Newspapers and Periodicals.

Notice text

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY-ENERGY (DLA). 

RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND DLA IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. 

The currently known source is LexisNexis® Risk Solutions (LNRS), in conjunction with  Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS).  The data is proprietary, and DLA has no technical information available.  This notice is to identify the availability and interest of firms as potential sources for comparable online subscription access to data provided by ICIS Hindsight - Base Oil Americas, ICIS Hindsight - Ethylene Europe, ICIS Hindsight - Fatty Acids US, ICIS Hindsight - Methanol Europe, ICIS Foresight - Methanol US, and CDI Chemical - Ethylene.

The subscription(s) will be used to assess market for a variety of chemical and price escalators for ethylene, methylene, base oils, and fatty acids. The pricing data must be historical and proprietary.  The access will be for 10 or more users.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 513210.

Sources that are capable and interested in providing comparable online subscription(s) as described in this notice must complete the attached market survey and return via email to Johnny.McDonald@dla.mil by 5:00 pm on 22 July 2024.

Files

File Type Posted
Contractor Survey.pdf PDF

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