This contract was awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC, a division of the global academic publisher Springer Nature. The contract, valued at $26,891.00, is for the purchase of the 2016 Springer eBook Package, which provides the USGS with access to over 400 scientific monographs across earth and environmental science disciplines. This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract with no set-aside designation. The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis due to Springer Nature's exclusive copyrights on the content. The USGS has indicated that access to these ebooks is critical to support its scientific research and operations across geology, environmental health, geophysics, and other related fields. This award is part of Springer Nature's larger portfolio of federal contracts, including indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity vehicles with the Library of Congress and National Institutes of Health, collectively valued at over $100 million to deliver the company's full publishing catalog to government agencies.