76 -- Subscription to Port Import/Export Report Services

The Department of Transportation, Transportation Administrative Service Center, intends to award a sole source contract to Journal of Commerce, Newark, NJ using FAR Part 12 procedures for commercial items for a subscription to Port Import/Export Report Services (PIERS) for full detail data for calendar year 2002. The Department of Transportation requires the use of comprehensive statistics on global cargo movements transiting seaports in the United States to companies around the globe to support work on international transporation and trade analysis. The department also needs these statistics to conduct security analyses and risk assessments of vessels and cargo entering and exiting the United States. The Journal of Commerce is the only known source to provide the specific data needed to support these projects. This notice is not a request for proposals. See Note 22.