D-Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Argus Media

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project Management Office intends to acquire a subscription with Argus Media, Inc., 2929 Allen Pkwy. Suite 1800, Houston, TX 77019, for the following suite of products on a sole source basis: Argus Crude, Argus Crude and Refined Products Outlook, Argus Forward Curves Americas Crude Oil, Argus Petroleum Transportation North America, Argus Possibility Curve, Argus Tanker Freight, Argus US Products, Argus Global Markets, and Argus Refinery Gate Values. These products provide real time crude oil and refined product pricing, crude oil deals/trading data, news and analysis, and daily alerts and commentaries pertaining to significant oil and refined product market events to the following three sites: the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Petroleum Reserves, the S