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This Request for Quote (RFQ) is issued by the 773rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland for accessing Science Direct Journals. The solicitation seeks to award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Elsevier under FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) for a single-source procurement, with a 12-month performance period from 8/29/2025 to 8/28/2026. The specific requirement is for online access to four scholarly publications critical for a nuclear treaty monitoring team: "Annals of Nuclear Energy", "Computers & Geosciences", "Journal of Environmental Radioactivity", and "Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors".

The product must meet several specific characteristics, including providing full-text online access, being part of a larger scholarly portfolio, offering peer-reviewed journals, providing mission-critical information 24/7/365, meeting STINFO system technical and security requirements, and allowing platform testing. The solicitation number is FA8052Q0820, with a response closing date of 25 August 2025 at 4:00 PM CST. Contact points are Gustavo Guadron (Contracting Officer) and Zachary Brown (Contracting Specialist), both with .us.af.mil email addresses.

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Product Description

DAFL – Science Direct Journals

773 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron

Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Lackland, TX 78226-1865

Date: 20 August 2025

Title: DAFL – Science Direct Journals

Request for Quote (RFQ) / Solicitation Number: FA8052Q0820

Closing Response Date: 25 Aug 2025 at 4:00 PM CST

Contact Point(s): Gustavo Guadron, Contracting Officer Email: Gustavo.Guadron@us.af.mil

Contact Point(s): Zachary Brown, Contracting Specialist Email: Zachary.Brown.53@us.af.mil

1. Description: The 773rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (773 ESS) intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract to a single source Elsevier under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) (only one source reasonably available) on 29 August 2025. The period of performance (PoP) shall be: 12 Months from date of award.

2. Requirement: DAFL Libraries needs access to Science Direct, and subsequently the publications "Annals of Nuclear Energy", Computers & Geosciences", "Journal of Environmental Radioactivity", and "Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors.” Our dedicated nuclear treaty monitoring team of scientists, engineers and research personnel require information from these vital publications in order to perform their day-to-day jobs.

Product Characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:

1. Must be able to provide full text online access to the following journals:

Annals of Nuclear Energy, Computers & Geosciences, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors.

2. The online database must be a part of a larger scholarly portfolio that supports the database and can be searched in conjunction with the other resources.

3. Must provide peer reviewed journals and scholarly publications provide require information for our dedicated nuclear treaty monitoring team of scientists, engineers and research personnel publications in order to perform their day-to-day jobs.

4. Must provide mission-critical information as becomes available; directly addressing the unique nature of the AFTAC mission. 24 hours a day, 7 days a mailto:Gustavo.Guadron@us.af.mil mailto:Zachary.Brown.53@us.af.mil week, 365 days a year

5. Must be able to meet the technical and security requirement for access to STINFO systems

6. VCL must be able to test the platform to evaluate if it meets requirements.

Must provide username and password to view content on platform

3. Period of Performance: The Period of Performance (POP) is for one (1) 12-month base period of performance. The entire period of performance for this contract action shall not exceed 12 months.

Estimated Schedule POP Start POP End Base Period 8/29/2025 8/28/2026

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