Sole source notice for S&P Global steel and aluminum monitoring services.
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The Department of Commerce intends to award a sole source contract to S&P Global Inc. for global steel and aluminum monitoring services. The procurement covers access to S&P Global's Commodities at Sea (CAS) platform, which provides real-time vessel tracking, trade flow analysis, and market intelligence for steel and aluminum. The buyer is the Department of Commerce, serving U.S. trade policy and enforcement needs. The requirement is for a one-year base period plus four one-year options. No competitive solicitation will be issued as S&P Global is the sole provider of this specific data platform.