SOURCES SOUGHT FOR FULL WEB ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION PUBLICATIONS

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.