4.01 Sole Source Special Notice OCLC.docx

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This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract to OCLC, Inc. for proprietary software licenses, hosting, and support services. The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center San Diego intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), citing that only one source is available to meet the Government's needs. The requiring activity is the Naval Postgraduate School's Dudley Knox Library in Monterey, California. The required products and services include seven line items: Cataloging and Metadata Subscription, Wordshare ILL, First Search, ILLiad License, ILLiad Hosted Server (two units of EZProxy Hosted), and EZProxy Analytics (two units). These integrated services provide critical cataloging, discovery, proxy server, and interlibrary loan functions essential to support research and educational needs for NPS faculty, staff, and students.

Interested sources must submit capability statements not exceeding six pages (8.5 x 11 inches) with a minimum 10-point font, demonstrating technical capabilities and cost information with convincing evidence of the ability to provide the requirement. The capability statement submission deadline is 5:00 PM Local Time on March 18, 2026, with submissions required via email only in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format to Kyle.westover@navy.mil. The Government will consider all capability statements received by the due date solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with the sole source purchase order. Telephone requests or offers will not be accepted.

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Notice of Intent to Sole Source

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Reference#: N0024426QS035.

Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a firm fixed price contract under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), only one source being available to meet the Government’s needs, to:

Vendor: OCLC, INC Cage Code: 9Z00 Address: 6565 Kilgour PL Dublin, Ohio 43017-3395 The proposed action is a firm-fixed-price purchase order to OCLC, Inc. for proprietary software licenses, hosting, and support services. The Dudley Knox Library requires continued access to a suite of integrated services for cataloging, discovery, proxy server, and interlibrary loan (ILL) functions. These services are critical for the library to support the research and educational needs of Naval Postgraduate School faculty, staff, and students.

ADDRESS For Requiring Activity Naval Postgraduate School (NPS):

1 University Circle Monterey, CA 93943.

Requirements NeededQuantity
Item#
Qty
Unit
MFR
Part No.
Description
1
1
EA
OCLC
3000030
Cataloging and Metadata Subscription
2
1
EA
OCLC
3000065
Wordshare ILL
3
1
EA
OCLC
3000001
First Search
4
1
EA
OCLC
2000036
ILLiad License
5
1
EA
OCLC
2000037
ILLiad Hosted Server
6
2
EA
OCLC
3000086
EZProxy Hosted
7
2
EA
OCLC
2000251
EZProxy Analytics

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes technical capabilities and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide the requirement. Capability statements shall not exceed 6 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.

Capability statements are due by 5:00 PM Local Time, March 18, 2026.

Statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF to the following address:

Email Address: Kyle.westover@navy.mil

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED

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