Chicken Egg & Select Seafood Price Data

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather information about potential subscription services to obtain aggregated current month chicken egg and select seafood price data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index (PPI) Program Office has a need to purchase this data to assist the PPI in calculating indexes. The key requirements for the data include: • Providing weighted average prices for chicken eggs by region and size • Providing weighted average prices for select seafood (tuna, shrimp, crabs, lobster, clams, oysters, sea scallops, mussels) by volume and region • Calculating prices over the first fourteen days of the month • Reporting prices in specific units (e.g. $/dozen eggs, $/pound) The RFI is seeking information from potential vendors, including company descriptions, capabilities, and approaches to accomplishing the requirements. Responses should conform to a specific format and provide the requested information.