What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking a multi-source maritime fusion and maritime trade analytic resource to support United States Fleet Forces Command's Maritime Domain Awareness. This procurement is open to all businesses, as there is no set-aside used. The government is looking for a commercial item, as defined in FAR 2.101, with a specific set of requirements including ship data and information, such as news stories and ownership details. Since this is a Sources Sought Notice, businesses should track this opportunity for potential future solicitation rather than submitting a bid at this time.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
Performance Work Statement
Maritime Information Resource
1. Scope: United States Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) N3 Maritime Domain Awareness, provides 24/7/365 support to
the Fleet Command Center Battle Watch, Navy Fleet assets, United States Northern Command, and interagency partners.
Our focus is behavioral and predictive analysis of information and data pertaining to vessels, people, cargo,
infrastructure and events in the maritime domain. This support shall include, at a minimum, comprehensive geo-visual
based user interface to access maritime industry data; support user-defined analysis of vessel activities and associated
maritime businesses; and provide predictive risk analysis based on observed activities. The user display and products
will contribute directly to the Commander’s decision-making cycle for providing situational awareness of the maritime
domain.
USFFC Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) requires a multi-source maritime fusion and maritime trade analytic
resource that is web-based, non-classified, non-PKI commercial maritime information to provide near-real time, relevant
and reliable data and information pertaining to the commercial maritime industry and provided by the commercial
industry. Required data and information should include but is not limited to Section 2 below.
2. Requirements:
2.1. Ship data and information, such as:
2.1.1. News stories
2.1.2. Adverse media reports
2.1.3. Registration
2.1.4. Ownership- seven levels of ownership, ultimate beneficial ownership data for non-maritime companies and
financial beneficiaries
2.1.5. Commercial History
2.1.6. Class
2.1.7. Surveys
2.1.8. Construction
2.1.9. Cargo and gear
2.1.10. Machinery
2.1.11. Photographs
2.1.12. Insurance
2.1.13. Industry information economic performance
2.2. Trade Intelligence and Analytics
2.2.1. Trade Flow maps depicting cargo flows and market trends
2.2.2. Dashboard capabilities to build user defined views
2.2.3. Build in AI (e.g. CoPilot) capability analyzes trends and impacts
2.2.4. Trade News and access to webinars
2.2.5. Risk and Compliance data for ships, cargo, flag States, and by authority
2.2.6. Cargo, Oil & Gas, and Refinery Inventories to support mission information requirements
2.2.7. Voyage calculators
2.2.8. Container tracking
2.3. Vessel information, such as:
2.3.1. Multi sources AIS: satellite, terrestrial and shipborne (+6 years of historical data)
2.3.2. Movement and history tracking (30, 60, 90, 180 and 365 days)
2.3.3. Dynamic vessel navigation (Course, speed, latitude, longitude, time and date of last reporting)
2.3.4. Behavioral risk indicators
2.3.5. Static vessel data (Flag, IMO, call-sign, MMSI, type of vessel, cargo, status)
2.3.6. Identification discrepancies (false IMO number, multiple flag registrations and invalid MMSI)
2.3.7. Destination information (port, date, ETA)
2.3.8. Vessel look-up searches and advanced queries
2.3.9. Ability to matching records and save results
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2.3.10. Exporting Results to csv, excel, or kml
2.3.11. Exportable vessel profile and activity report
2.3.12. Ship search capabilities by static and dynamic information
2.3.13. Ship historical record (detentions, safety violations, construction data)
2.3.14. Multiple pictures of vessel
2.3.15. Company record, hyper-links and contact details (owner, charterer, insurer, operator)
2.3.16. Generate reports
2.3.17. Advanced searches and queries
2.3.18. Analysis of selected ships against each other
2.3.19. Historical vessel information (past ownership, flag change, name change)
2.3.20. Conduct essential day-to-day sanctions screening
2.3.21. Undertake ship and ownership research
2.3.22. Print compliance support documents
2.3.23. Monitor and receive alerts for ships calling on sanctioned countries
2.3.24. Detection of deceptive shipping practices in line with OFAC maritime advisory for the shipping industry
2.4. Maritime Industry Companies Information:
2.4.1. Company Search and Overview
2.4.2. Due diligence screening for non-maritime companies
2.4.3. Sanction screening (companies and vessels)
2.4.4. Support network analysis via behavioral associations
2.4.5. Shipping companies and ships owned
2.4.6. Ships / fleet list
2.4.7. Trading area
2.4.8. Related Records
2.4.9. Reports
2.4.10. Company Watchlist
2.4.11. Relationships with other companies
2.4.12. Personnel
2.4.13. Fleet size
2.4.14. Conduct ship and ownership research
2.4.15. Monitor port state control events
2.4.16. Identify ownership levels
2.4.17. Monitor ships in high-risk zones
2.4.18. Search casualty and risk events
2.5. Tracking Vessel Movements:
2.5.1. Movements search
2.5.2. Creating and sharing vessel watchlists
2.5.3. Movement Alerts
2.5.4. Developing trigger areas and alerts
2.5.5. Timeline search
2.5.6. Anomalous behavior analysis
2.5.7. Behavior Analysis and identification of associated risk level for nefarious activities
2.5.8. Ability to recall 5+ years of vessels’ activities data, and project historical data with near real-time data.
2.5.9. Ability for analysts to playback historical data
2.6. Port Information:
2.6.1. Port risk assessment
2.6.2. Search by country, port code, location, name
2.6.3. Map of port
2.6.4. Port details (latitude, longitude, max draft)
2.6.5. Pre-arrival information
2.6.6. Descriptions of port
2.6.7. Address and contact information
2.6.8. Images
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Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.