Open access (TRANSFORMATIVE) publishing agreement - plos
Active Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140G0126P0236
- Awardee
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Public Library Of Science UEI DNQSLCFKENE5
- Awarding agency
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Office of Acquisitions and Grants
US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $23,285
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- USGS Intent to Award Notice: Public Library of Science (PLOS) Special Notice · DOIGFBO260008 · Posted Apr 2, 2026
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $23,285.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 30% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- R605 Support- Administrative: Library
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Alhambra, CA 91803, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Geological Survey's Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a purchase order to Public Library of Science for $23,285.00 on July 21, 2026. This firm fixed-price order establishes an open access publishing agreement enabling USGS authors to publish an unlimited number of articles across nine specified PLOS journals without incurring individual Article Processing Charges. Performance occurs in Alhambra, California, with work completion targeted for July 20, 2027. The procurement was issued as a sole source award under a Special Notice published April 2, 2026. The arrangement provides perpetual access to peer-reviewed content in earth sciences, environmental sciences, water resources, and related public health and ecosystem impact areas, with indexing by Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, and Google Scholar.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140G0126P0236?
140G0126P0236 was awarded to Public Library Of Science by Office of Acquisitions and Grants (US Geological Survey) on July 21, 2026.
How much is contract 140G0126P0236 worth?
The government has obligated $23,285 on 140G0126P0236.
Was contract 140G0126P0236 competed?
The extent of competition for 140G0126P0236 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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