Global Freight
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
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Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Logistics Management Directorate (LMD), Office of Business, Industry and Infrastructure (OB3I), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for Global Freight cloud-based subscription services. This RFI seeks to gather information on solutions for freight analysis with 24/7 access. This is for market research purposes only and is not a solicitation for offers. Responses are due by 4:00 PM EST on March 20, 2026.
Scope of Interest
FEMA is seeking information on services that provide:
- Real-time and historical freight market data (truckload, intermodal, rail).
- Reports and visualizations on freight market trends, pricing, and capacity.
- Custom alerts and tracking for specific transportation lanes.
- Web-based system access for analyzing global freight market conditions and trends.
- Data on price, demand, and capacity across all transportation modes.
- Capabilities for benchmarking, analyzing, monitoring, and forecasting the global physical economy.
- Actionable intelligence for trucking, railroad, ocean, and air freight.
- Data for benchmarking freight spends, carrier service, operational efficiency, and profitability.
- Supply chain data and visualizations across all transportation modes.
- Forecasting rates and capacity to minimize service failures.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI)
- NAICS Code: 513210 (Applications Software)
- PSC: 7A21 (Business Application Off The Shelf Software)
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start: June 2026
- Questions Due: March 19, 2026
- Responses Due: March 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
- Published: March 16, 2026
Set-Aside
None specified in this RFI.
Submission & Evaluation
Responses must be submitted electronically to Meeka Tilahun (Meeka.Tilahun@fema.dhs.gov) and Guylaine Yearwood (Guylaine.Yearwood@fema.dhs.gov). The subject line must be "RFI Response for Office of Business, Industry and Infrastructure (OB3I); Global Freight Data Subscription". Responses should be unclassified, with proprietary information clearly marked, and submitted in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat format. Page limits apply to different sections of the response.
Additional Notes
Respondents are responsible for all expenses related to their RFI response. FEMA will not provide additional information or notify respondents of market research results. This RFI is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a commitment to contract.