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RFI for Vehicle Dimension and VIN Decoding API Integration for Department of War Personal Property System

This opportunity is a Request for Information (RFI) from the Department of Defense's US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Personal Property Activity (PPA) for a vehicle dimension and VIN decoding API integration. - The government seeks commercial sources for a high-fidelity, high-performance API solution. - API must provide detailed vehicle dimension and VIN decoding data from 1981 onward, including trim-level specifics and international VINs. - Required technical features include RESTful JSON interface, sub-second response times, 99.9% uptime SLA, client-side caching, and high data accuracy. - Security requirements include SOC 2 Type II compliance and TLS 1.3+ encryption. - Vendors are asked to provide information on API capabilities, licensing costs, performance SLAs, data accuracy, caching terms, and security compliance. - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; responses will inform future acquisition strategies. - The API will support the relocation and transport of household goods and privately-owned vehicles for military service members, dependents, DoW civilians, and other customers. - No procurement is currently solicited; this is market research to guide future contracting.

Description

INTRODUCTION

The Personal Property Activity (PPA) is conducting market research to identify commercial sources capable of providing a high-fidelity, high-performance vehicle dimension and vehicle identification number (VIN) decoding application programming interface (API) to assist the personal property system. The government system this API will be integrating with is a modernized, cloud-based platform designed to streamline the relocation and transport of household  (HHG) and privately-owned vehicles (POV) for active-duty military service members, dependents, Department of War (DoW) Civilians, and other customers supported by the DoW.

Accordingly, the PPA invites industry partners, software vendors, and data providers to submit detailed information regarding their API capabilities, licensing costs, performance Service Level Agreements (SLA), data accuracy, data caching terms, and security compliance.

This Request for Information (RFI) enables industry stakeholders to provide direct feedback on how their existing technical solutions can meet the government system’s stringent operational requirements, helping to shape future technical specifications and acquisition strategies. This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation for proposals.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot form a binding contract. The PPA is under no obligation to pursue any acquisition alternative based on this RFI, and the Government will not compensate respondents for any information received. All submissions will be kept confidential, will become the property of the U.S. Government, and will not be returned.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 4:00 PM CDT

POINTS OF CONTACT (POCs)

The preferred method of communication with the POCs is email. RFI submissions and questions must be submitted via email to all points of contact. 

Contracting Officer: Chris Frost; christopher.t.frost4.civ@mail.mil

Contracts Specialist: Kevin Peaslee: kevin.p.peaslee.mil@mail.mil

Technical Lead: Chris Doyon; christopher.e.doyon.civ@mail.mil

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

Interested parties are advised to read the attached RFI in its entirety. Additional Links:Department of War Personal Property Activity

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