Intent to Sole Source - Web-based import and export trade data search subscription
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FMC-26-BEIC-0004 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 10, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
In accordance with FAR, RFO deviation, FAR 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. the Federal Maritime Commission), intends to solicit and award a Purchase Order to Descartes Systems (USA). The FMC requires the services of a contractor who has direct access to U.S. Customs and Border Protection�s unfiltered data and can provide a web- based comprehensive database of timely, accurate, import and export information on the cargoes moving through ports in the United States to, or from, foreign ports. The data must be easy to underst… (show all)
and and manipulated to produce reports on a large scale or extract the information on a shipment-by-shipment basis. Authorized Commission personnel will obtain the data by direct online access. The data that the Commission requires for the inbound trades is gathered and tightly controlled by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The availability and accuracy of this data is a vital component to the investigative, monitoring and surveillance programs of the FMC's Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance (BEIC). The FMC does not have direct access to this data, so we have to rely on a subscription service that does have direct access. The data obtained from the subscription will significantly assist the Commission with the industry it regulates. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals.A solicitation will not be available for this requirement. The intent of this announcement is for informational purposes only. Questions may be emailed to mcalhoun@fmc.gov.
Who won similar work
No award notices in the last 24 months matched this office, agency or NAICS. No incumbent shows up in the award record for this kind of work.
Competitive landscape
No past winners to check.
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 0 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.