# NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/taec000026000052 - Solicitation number: TAEC0000-26-00005-2 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was May 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT - Department: Department of Commerce - Agency: Office of the Secretary - Contracting office: Department of Commerce Sspo (1331L5) - NAICS: 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services - Product or service code: R405 Operations Research and Quantitative Analysis Services - Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia - County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001 - City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000 - First posted: May 14, 2026 - Last posted: May 14, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d9b1bffe6cba48e3bfff51a8299c6955/view ## Description NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulations Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a). Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if it's determined only one source is reasonably available to satisfy agency requirements, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of Acquisition Management (OAM), Shared Services Procurement Office (SSPO), located in Washington, D.C., intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis and award a contract to CRU International Ltd. (CRU) on behalf of the International Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Enforcement and Compliance (E&C). This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of permitting other than full and open competition in accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 12.102 and in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901. This acquisition will result in a purchase order with a base 12-month period. DOC plans to issue a sole source purchase order to CRU for the Global Steel and Aluminum Monitoring services. E&C must have ready access to a database on aluminum smelter-level production, country-level production and capacity, aluminum consumption, utilization rates, and current and historical pricing data to reply to the many requests quickly and efficiently it receives from the Secretary’s office. E&C requires a resource for a full range of global weekly and monthly steel and aluminum prices, as well as analyses of short-term market developments and a comprehensive market data service for current aluminum price information. E&C also requires access to a source of large reports covering data points on both steel and aluminum inputs as well as finished products, pricing and written analysis on current highlights. The inputs and goods should include scrap, dri, hbi, pig iron, iron ore, met coke, met coal, hot rolled sheet, cold rolled sheet, galvanized sheet, plate, wire rod, rebar, billet, bar, wire mesh, beams, etc. The data must include quarterly forecasts out two years and annually out five years. E&C needs weekly analyses of steel and aluminum pricing and comprehensive coverage of global markets on a monthly basis. The databases to deliver on these requirements are as follows from CRU: Aluminum Premium, Steel Metallics Classic. Steelmaking Raw Materials Classic, & Steel Premium. SEE FULL NOTICE ATTACHED. ## Publications - May 14, 2026: Special notice, due May 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 853bfd5bf6604105b6cc84ec9859699a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/853bfd5bf6604105b6cc84ec9859699a/view - May 14, 2026: Special notice, due May 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice d9b1bffe6cba48e3bfff51a8299c6955. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d9b1bffe6cba48e3bfff51a8299c6955/view ## Points of contact - Alicia Brister, abrister@doc.gov - Jameka Anderson, janderson1@doc.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/taec000026000052.