Notice of Intent to Sole Source - IHS Global Inc

The U. S. International Trade Commission (USITC or Commission), intends to make an award, on a sole source basis, to IHSMarkit, Inc 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, CO 80112 under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This requirement is for annual subscriptions to IHSMarkit’s Chemical Economic Handbook and the Directory of Chemical Producers. Chemical Economics Handbook has a combination of unique sets of up-to-date qualitative and quantitative information and data on hundreds of chemicals produced throughout the world, not found elsewhere. Each report is usually 100-200 pages in length and contains a depth of information for hundreds of chemicals produced throughout the world, not found elsewhere. For many chemicals archival data spans 20 years. There are no other known sources for this resource. The directory updates on a continuous basis, a feature also not found elsewhere according to Commission subject matter experts. The period of performance is one year, with one option year: January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.