The USDA awarded a purchase order to Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation for $155,155.92 on September 30, 2026, to renew electronic perpetual access to eight CSIRO-published scientific journals for all USDA users and authorized public on-site users.
The solicitation was sole-source; CSIRO holds the copyright to its publications and is the only entity authorized to provide perpetual access and Read and Publish rights. The order covers Animal Production Science, Australian Journal of Botany, Crop and Pasture Science, Functional Plant Biology, Rangeland Journal, Reproduction Fertility and Development, Soil Research, and Wildlife Research, with 24-hour authenticated Internet access, monthly COUNTER-compliant usage statistics, and unlimited open-access publication of USDA-authored articles without Article Publishing Charges. Place of performance is Calverton, Maryland. The base period runs September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2027, with four one-year option periods.