Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Mario Larch

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) intends to award a sole source contract to Mario Larch for services to develop an estimation procedure for the Commission's ITPD-S dataset. The ITPD-S is a database that provides estimates for nearly all missing domestic trade values, making it ideal for use in simulation models. The current code to estimate ITPD-S is written in Stata and is not efficient, taking weeks to complete and requiring constant human intervention. The contract is essential to produce quantitative analysis to comply with the Commission’s statutory obligations. The key features of this opportunity include: • The contract is for a sole source basis to Mario Larch, the original developer of the ITPD-S dataset. • The period of performance is from July 10, 2026 to July 9, 2027. • The contract is for services to develop an estimation procedure for the ITPD-S dataset. • The ITPD-S dataset provides estimates for nearly all missing domestic trade values, making it ideal for use in simulation models. • The current code to estimate ITPD-S is written in Stata and is not efficient.