Cru International LTD.
England Doing business as Cru The Independent Authority Part of Commodities Research Unit
- UEI
- VNGUAW7YNZ63
- CAGE
- KD2A7
- Primary NAICS
- 541618 Other Management Consulting Services
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
JF7CH7PDK9P4
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Parent
JF7CH7PDK9P4
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- Midcity Place, 71 High Holborn, Holborn, London WC1V 6EA, UK
- Website
- crugroup.com
- Founded
- 1969
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Materials
- Metals & Mining
- SIC code
- 32 Stone, Clay, & Glass Products
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $450,171 |
| FY2025 | $260,601 |
| FY2024 | $429,681 |
| FY2023 | $322,265 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Commerce | $186,758 | |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | $114,862 | |
| 3 | Executive Office of the President | $98,551 | |
| 4 | Defense Logistics Agency | $50,000 |
Contract awards
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About the company
Cru International LTD., doing business as Cru The Independent Authority, is a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that delivers commodity market analysis, trade intelligence subscriptions, and proprietary analytical tools to federal civilian agencies as a prime contractor. The vendor operates as a child entity of Commodities Research Unit and competes in full-and-open procurement without set-aside designations across all recent awards.
Cru's capability portfolio centers on subscription-based access to proprietary data platforms, market intelligence reports, and analytical tools serving trade policy, economic assessment, and resource intelligence functions. The vendor delivers commodity market analysis focused on mining, metals, and fertilizer sectors; steel and aluminum monitoring and trade data; critical minerals reporting; and emissions analysis tools. Recent representative work includes a $502 thousand five-year firm-fixed-price contract with the U.S. Geological Survey's National Minerals Information Center awarded March 2026 for center-wide access subscriptions to ten critical minerals reports covering aluminum, copper, zinc, molybdenum, tin, bauxite and alumina, noble alloys, bulk ferroalloys, and fertilizer; a $307 thousand five-year subscription services contract with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative awarded March 2026; and a $405 thousand IT business application software-as-a-service contract with the Department of Commerce International Trade Administration awarded September 2022.
Customer concentration clusters tightly around three civilian agencies. The Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey accounts for nine awards and $2 million in combined potential value; the Department of Commerce International Trade Administration holds six awards and $1.2 million; and the Executive Office of the President's Office of the U.S. Trade Representative carries four awards and $739 thousand. These three customers account for 79% of awards by count and 94% of combined potential value. The International Trade Commission and Defense Logistics Agency Strategic Materials round out a seven-agency customer base.
Cru operates exclusively as a prime contractor — 100% of recent awards are direct to the vendor with no subcontract footprint. The vendor operates purchase orders only; no parent contract vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, or BPAs) appear in the award history. Activity has been intermittent, with two awards in 2020 and 2022, one in 2024, and five awards in 2026 concentrated in the first quarter. Over the next twenty-four months, three awards carrying combined potential value of $237 thousand face ultimate completion and recompete exposure. The vendor has maintained federal contracting registration in the System for Award Management since July 2007 and operates with 86% of combined potential value already obligated across the recent award portfolio.
Quick answers
Is Cru International LTD. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Cru International LTD.'s SAM.gov registration is active through June 2, 2027.
What is Cru International LTD.'s CAGE code?
Cru International LTD.'s CAGE code is KD2A7, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is VNGUAW7YNZ63.
How much has Cru International LTD. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $260,601 to Cru International LTD. in fiscal year 2025 and $1,462,719 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Cru International LTD.'s most recent federal award?
Cru International LTD.'s most recent federal contract award is Subscription asset platform (1331L526P13500052), from Office of the Secretary, on September 1, 2026.
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