22-00589 Beta.SAM 15 Day SERVICES.doc

SPECIAL NOTICE

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*** National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with SkillSoft Corporation, Nashua, NH for nonpersonal services for access to the Books24x7 Library ITPro.

***The sole source determination is based on the NOAA, Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), Information Resources Branch (IRB) need for SkillSoft Corporation's proprietary database of over 16,000 of exact book titles, IT PRO Subscription, eBook collection and publishers which is not available from any other vendor.

The Period of performance is date of award through 12/30/2022 and 3 option years which will run for 12 months each following the Base Year with a final ending date of 12/30/2025. The option years may or may not be exercised at the discretion of the Government.

***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.