Description
The Department of War Personal Property Activity (PPA) is conducting market research to identify a commercial vendor that can provide a high‑fidelity, high‑performance API for decoding vehicle dimensions and VIN data. The API will be integrated into a modernized, cloud‑based personal property system used to manage relocation and transport of household goods and privately‑owned vehicles for active‑duty military, dependents, DoW civilians, and other customers. The RFI seeks detailed information on API capabilities, licensing costs, performance SLAs, data accuracy, caching policies, and security compliance. Responses are for informational purposes only; no contract award is guaranteed.
• Scope: Provide a RESTful (or comparable) API that returns vehicle dimensions, weight, and trim information based on a 17‑character VIN or optional make/model/year inputs.
• Coverage: Vehicle model years 1981‑present, all makes/models sold in the U.S. market.
• Performance: High‑accuracy data, low latency, defined SLA (e.g., 99.9 % uptime, sub‑200 ms response).
• Licensing: Options for subscription‑based data feeds versus one‑time purchase; includes caching strategy.
• Security: Must operate within DoW firewall; comply with applicable cybersecurity standards (e.g., NIST 800‑53).
• Deliverables: Technical documentation, sample code, test environment access, pricing model.