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)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Commodities Research Unit
Parent
JF7CH7PDK9P4
- Cru International LTD. VNGUAW7YNZ63
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Commodities Research Unit
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 .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription asset platform | Office of the Secretary | $99,405 | |
| Subscription services | Strategic Materials | $50,000 | |
| Steel and aluminum monitoring and outlook | Office of the Secretary | $87,353 | |
| Subscription services | Office of Administration | $50,422 | |
| National minerals information center (nmic) requires center-wide access subscriptions for ten reports on critical… | Office of Acquisitions and Grants | $114,862 |
About Cru International LTD.
Cru International LTD., doing business as Cru The Independent Authority, delivers commodity market analysis, emissions data intelligence, and proprietary data subscriptions to federal civilian agencies as a prime contractor, with all recent awards operating on full-and-open, firm-fixed-price purchase orders carrying no set-aside designation. The vendor is a for-profit limited liability company and a child entity of Commodities Research Unit, headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operational presence in Washington, DC. Cru specializes in mining, metals, and fertilizer sector market intelligence, serving trade policy and economic assessment functions across seven distinct federal customer agencies since 2007.
Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward trade and resource policy agencies. The U.S. Geological Survey's Office of Acquisitions and Grants (nine awards, $2 million combined potential value) and the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (five awards, $1.1 million) anchor 64% of Cru's recent federal footprint by award count and 76% by dollar value. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (four awards, $739 thousand) and the International Trade Commission (three awards, $142 thousand) round out the top customer set, accounting for 81% of awards and 94% of combined potential value. This concentration reflects Cru's positioning as a specialized vendor for trade intelligence rather than a general-purpose IT or management consulting firm.
Recent representative awards include a $502 thousand purchase order from USGS's National Minerals Information Center (awarded March 2026, completion March 2030) for center-wide subscriptions to ten critical minerals analysis reports spanning aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, and fertilizer; a $307.8 thousand firm-fixed-price purchase order from USTR (awarded March 2026, completion March 2031) for subscription services supporting trade policy and economic assessment; a $241.2 thousand purchase order from USTR (awarded January 2024, completion January 2029) for a Crude Emissions Analysis Tool; and a $227 thousand subscription to steel and aluminum data and analysis tools from the International Trade Administration (awarded March 2023, completion February 2026). Combined potential value across all awards stands at $4.2 million, with $3.6 million (85%) already obligated. Activity has remained sparse and episodic — two awards in 2020, two in 2022, two in 2023, one in 2024, and three in 2026 — with two awards (combined potential value $493 thousand) reaching completion inside the next twenty-four months. Cru operates entirely as a prime contractor; the source records zero subcontract awards. The vendor maintains no presence on government-wide IDIQs, GWACs, or agency-wide BPAs; all work flows through direct purchase orders from customer agencies.
Quick answers
What is Cru International LTD.'s UEI?
Cru International LTD.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is VNGUAW7YNZ63.
What is Cru International LTD.'s CAGE code?
Cru International LTD.'s CAGE code is KD2A7.
What is Cru International LTD.'s primary NAICS code?
Cru International LTD.'s primary NAICS code is 541618 (Other Management Consulting Services).
Where is Cru International LTD. located?
Cru International LTD.'s physical address in SAM.gov is Midcity Place, 71 High Holborn, Holborn, London WC1V 6EA, UK.
Is Cru International LTD. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Cru International LTD.'s SAM.gov registration is active through June 2, 2027.
Who is Cru International LTD.'s parent company?
Cru International LTD. is part of Commodities Research Unit.
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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