Description
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is issuing a sole‑source purchase order to Descartes Systems (USA) for a web‑based subscription service that provides real‑time, shipment‑by‑shipment import and export trade data sourced directly from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The data must include detailed manifest information (shipper, consignee, vessel details, commodity description, bill of lading numbers, dates, values, etc.) for inbound ocean cargo, as well as associated NVOCC data, with a maximum three‑week lag for master bills and six‑week lag for NVOCC data. The subscription must allow large‑scale reporting, daily updates, and access to historical data spanning at least two years. The contract is valued at $480,000 for a base year plus four optional one‑year extensions (total potential five‑year period).
• Provides FMC’s Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance with critical cargo data for investigative and surveillance programs.
• Web‑based interface with downloadable, manipulable data sets for both aggregate and shipment‑level analysis.
• Daily data refreshes; historical archive of ≥2 years.
• Required fields include shipper/consignee addresses, vessel identifiers, ports, container numbers, TEUs, commodity details, bill of lading numbers, dates, and estimated values.
• Contract value $480K (base + options), with a five‑year performance horizon.