This is a $148,950 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center to Elsevier B.V., a global information analytics company doing business as North-Holland (Publishing). The contract is for a "COMPLETE FREEDOM COLLECTION FEE" with a completion date of December 31, 2020. This award does not have a set-aside designation.
The original solicitation indicates this is a sole-source renewal of an existing subscription for Elsevier's scientific, technical, and medical content, including journals, books, and databases. Elsevier has a long history of federal contracting, with over $60 million in awards from agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, and NASA to provide access to its platforms that support biomedical, engineering, and scientific research. The National Institutes of Health and Library of Congress also maintain large indefinite delivery contracts with Elsevier.