This is for market research, not a request for quotations. The purpose of this announcement is to determine if there are any business' that are interested in participating in a solicitation for the services described below.

Any interested business wishing to participate must respond to the attention of Alan Dotson-RFI-FMC-08-0002 to [email protected] before the 2:00 pm et on September 3, 2008. Only timely responses consisting of word document with the following details will be considered:

     · Business Name and Address
     · Business DUNS number (if any)
     · Business size
     · Capabilities Statement/Company Description
     · Point-of-Contact (POC)
         o Name
         o Phone Number
         o Electronic Mail (Email) Address

It is the responsibility of any interested offeror to call BPD to ensure electronic responses were received. BPD assumes no responsibility for the receipt of email.

No other information regarding this requirement will be provided at this time.

OBJECTIVE
o  The objective of the acquisition is to obtain the services of a contractor who can supply the following types of shipping information to the FMC updated on a daily basis:

The Bureau of Enforcement requires the following data from ocean bills of lading:

*  Name and address of the shipper, name and address of the consignee, name and address of notify party, vessel name, vessel number, port of origin, port of destination and transshipment, shipment container number, quantity and unit of measure, number of TEUs, detailed commodity description, Bill of Lading number, shipment departure date, shipment arrival date, and estimated value.

*  Accurate data, no more that three week lag time and data must be updated daily.

*  Data must be available on a shipment by shipment basis.

*  Data must be in a format where data can be manipulated into various reports and specific time periods.

*  Historical data going back two years shall be available.

NVOCC data is obtained from house bills of lading that accompany the ocean bills of lading:

*  Name and address of the NVOCC shipper, name and address of the NVOCC consignee, name and address of the notify party, vessel operator, vessel operations ocean bill of lading number, vessel name, vessel number, pre-carriage/feeder vessel, date of sail, port of receipt, port of loading, port of discharge, ultimate destination, quantity, and commodity description.

*  Data must be accurate and no more that six weeks of lag time.

*  Data must be available on a shipment by shipment basis.

*  Data must be in a format where data can be manipulated into various reports and specific time periods.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
Date of Award - Month 12