Global Trade Data

This announcement is for informational purposes only. The Government intends to negotiate and award a contract on a sole source basis to Global Trade Information Services Inc (GTIS) for detailed export/import trade data at the six digit level in two chemicals, ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, which are widely used in pharmaceuticals, but are also frequently diverted into illegal use as precursor chemicals to manufacture methamphetamine stimulants. INL is required by legislation to analyze world trade in these chemicals to identify trading countries with a high “diversion risk” for these two meth-precursors. The data INL is seeking must be comparable to data we have used in past INCSR reports, and it must be readily available at our computer terminals, so we can move it into analytical spreadsheets without laborious by-hand data entry. Any interested parties in this requirement must provide information to support its ability to meet the above. This information must be received by 4 pm ET, January 09, 2009, to the attention of Brian Schoellkopf at [email protected].