1.04 - Sole Source Justification KO Signed.pdf

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions - MPT to <$250K)

Document number: _1301208494-0001_

The supplies or services described herein are being solicited on a sole source basis and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for the supplies or services.

Check One:

☐ Service:

Contractor:

Contractor Address:

Contractor POC:

Phone #:

Email:

Cage Code/DUNS:

☒ Supply:

Restricted to the following source. If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Original Manufacturer Name: American Physical Society Manufacturer: American Physical Society Manufacturer POC: Jamie Casey Manufacturer Phone #: 301-209-3202 Manufacturer Address: One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 Dealer/Rep:

Dealer/Rep Address Phone No.

Email: customercare@aps.org

Description of the supplies or services required, the estimated price/cost, and required delivery date.

The Requested supply is for 1 Year subscription to the APS All online journals publications package, The total cost is $18,979.00. The required delivery date is – 01January2025. And the PoP is: 01January-31 December 2025 In conclusion, the requested supplies or services represent the minimum requirements of the government

Describe in detail why only this source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

(what specific characteristics of the supplies or services limit the availability to a sole source (e.g., unique features, function of the item, etc.)?)

The American Physical Society is the only producer of the APS All Package of physics journals, and the copyright holder of the unique scholarly content/articles provided therein. While there are other physics journals, none of them can provide the unique combination of professor/editors of each journals, the authors' study results, and have attained the associated journal impact factors.

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

☒ The supplies or services must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed/performing. Describe the equipment/function you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

All journals must be compatible with Nimitz Library’s ExLibris Alma and Primo Discovery tools for article indexing and discoverability. This is an online journal package that USNA Faculty and Midshipmen require for research and teaching in the STEM areas, specifically in Physics. There are no “just as suitable” alternatives to replace APS products due to the reliance Midshipmen and USNA Faculty have on this exact product. All APS publications are only available exclusively through their online platform.

Market research found that The American Physical Society is the only producer of the APS All Package of physics journals, and the copyright holder of the unique scholarly content/articles provided therein.

☒ A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition.

All APS journal content are owned and copyrighted by the American Physical Society. This content is unique to the APS and not available in any other library aggregator databases or journal subscription products. Only the APS can be a bilateral signatory to license this content.

☒ These are "direct replacement" parts/components for existing equipment.

This subscription to the APS All package is a direct continuation of previous yearly purchases. Failure to acquire would result in a loss of services which are relied upon regularly for the academic mission of the USNA by Midshipmen and Faculty

Other information to support a sole source action:

Document number:

I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF

MY KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Signature Date

USNA Nimitz Library Technical Information Specialist (Acquisitions) Activity Title

I HEREBY DETERMINE THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONTRACT ACTION DEEM ONLY ONE

SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).

Contracting Officer Signature Date

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