SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- AXSMARINE
- Notice Date
- 6/1/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD), Division of Procurement, Avery 5F, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 26106-5312, United States
- ZIP Code
- 26106-5312
- Solicitation Number
- SS-FMC-10-0059
- Archive Date
- 6/11/2011
- Point of Contact
- TA, Fax: 304-480-7203
- E-Mail Address
-
psb2@bpd.treas.gov
(psb2@bpd.treas.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Bureau of Public Debt, on behalf of the Federal Maritime Commission, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with AXSMarine, 80 reu Taitbout, 75009 Paris France in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. This acquisition is for AXSMarine's Alphaliner Basic Subscription for 10 users, which consist of an interactive internet-based research tool including; News & news archive, Weekly newsletter, stats & reports, services & trades, vessel technical database, vessel orderbook, owner & operator information and detailed up-to-date vessel deployment. To effectively monitor trade conditions and analyze the affect of maritime agreements on carrier services activities, FMC Bureau of Trade Analysis (BTA) needs current, reliable, and readily available industry data on liner carriers, the trade lanes and markets in which they operate, the services they offer, and the vessels they operate. Required data liner carriers include nationality of ownership, fleet statistics, and identification of maritime agreements in which they participate. Required data on trade lanes include identification of services and TEU capacity. Required data on services include participating carriers, port rotations, sailing frequency, duration of rotation, and the number and identification of the vessels used employed. Required data on vessels include vessel flag, identification of owner and operator, vessel type, TEU capacity, and reefer capacity. Basic Membership to AXS-Alphaliner includes unlimited access to the following information/modules: Vessel Positions  Ability to update and manage tonnage into a searchable and sortable database  Access to commercial history for each ships  Access to ships descriptions that are updated and provided by the owners  Access to ships information for over 200 companies around the world Vessel TechSpecs  Access to an up to-date ship database  Access to commercial history for each ships  Access to ships descriptions that are updated and provided by the owners  Access to ships information for over 200 companies around the world Orderbook/Deliveries/Scrapping  Access to updated orders, deliveries and Scrapping vessels with archives  Access to information available includes commercial history [Fixtures and sales] for each ships  Access to ships descriptions that are updated and provided by the owners  Access to ships information for over 200 companies around the world Fixtures  Ability to update and manage our own fixtures into a searchable and sortable database  Information available includes commercial history [Fixtures and sales] for each ships  Access to ships descriptions that are updated and provided by the owners  Access to ships information for over 200 companies around the world Reports Ability to download reports that provides sources of information for shipbrokers, liner executives, and shippers, shipping consultancies, credit rating organizations, journalists, think tanks and research institutes. Public Information about the TOP 100 Access to information on at least the TOP 100 fleets. Newsletters A published weekly newsletter that features up-to-date information and analysis on liner shipping developments, coverage of key industry issues including capacity evolution, carrier profiles, volume developments, trade lane features, service schedules, vessel orders and deliveries, scrapping, shipyard and terminal development updates. Fleet Stats Access to up to date fleet stats for Cellular fleet forecast, Cellular fleet (monthly), and VLCS Fleet Annual Reports Access to annual reports on containership market. Other Reports Global liner market shares, Evolution of charter rates, Charter rates vs USD & inflation, and Containership vs Bulk charters rates AXS Marine has the proprietary rights to this internet-based research tool and is the only known source that can provide all of the information FMC requires at this time. The period of performance will be for a one (1) base period (1 year), and four (4) one year option periods. This is not a request for quotation. No solicitation document is available. The Bureau of Public Debt will consider responses received no later than 12 pm ET on Friday, June 11, 2010 from companies who can provide the above listed information at this time. The Bureau of Public Debt is not interested in paying for or waiting for a company to develop an equivalent internet-based research tool, an equivalent internet-based research tool must include all of the required information listed above and be available for use off-the-shelf. Affirmative responses shall be sent to PSB2@bpd.treas.gov, reference SS-FMC-10-0059 Attn: TA/AD, and shall be accompanied by sufficient documentation to clearly show the ability to provide the required services. If no affirmative written response is received that clearly demonstrates the ability to meet the requirement and is more advantageous to the Government, BPD intends to negotiate a sole source award with AXSMarine using Simplified Acquisitions Procedures (FAR Part 13).
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/TREAS/BPD/DP/SS-FMC-10-0059/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, District of Columbia, 20573, United States
- Zip Code: 20573
- Zip Code: 20573
- Record
- SN02164970-W 20100603/100601234520-0b3c0c80862c25230769ef67a48f02ff (fbodaily.com)
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