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Control Number: MVR-25-0009

CUI//SP-SSEL

(Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District Sole Source Justification and Approval

For Other than Full and Open Competition Under FAR 13.501, Simplified Acquisition Procedures

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Rock Island District, Contracting Division (CEMVR-CT), Rock Island, IL 61201.

2. Description of Action: The proposed contract action will result in a Firm-Fixed- Price type contract with Elsevier B.V. of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Award is anticipated in fiscal year 2025, with a base year period of performance of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. The proposed contract will include two (2) option periods, with final contract completion on December 31, 2027. The total estimated dollar value is $684,000.00, inclusive of options.

Base Year: $217,000.00 (Estimated) Option Year 1: $228,000.00 (Estimated) Option Year 2: $239,000.00 (Estimated) Total: $684,000.00 (Estimated)

3. Description of Supplies/Services:

This requirement is for online access to the Elsevier (ScienceDirect) journals referenced below, in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) organizational goals by building a competent, disciplined, and trained workforce.

Product ID ISSN Subscribed Title (online only) 02001 0309-1708 Advances in Water Resources 12602 0003-3472 Animal Behaviour 05093 0304-3770 Aquatic Botany 02008 0006-3207 Biological Conservation 07402 0007-6813 Business Horizons 05325 0378-3839 Coastal Engineering 02016 0266-352X Computers and Geotechnics

05323 0341-8162 CATENA

05100 0921-8009 Ecological Economics 05101 0925-8574 Ecological Engineering 05102 0304-3800 Ecological Modelling 12990 2212-0122 Economics of Transportation 05330 0013-7952 Engineering Geology 07643 0195-9255 Environmental Impact Assessment Review 02022 0269-7491 Environmental Pollution 12641 0272-7714 Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 05105 0165-7836 Fisheries Research

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05106 0378-1127 Forest Ecology and Management 05334 0169-555X Geomorphology 02028 0266-1144 Geotextiles and Geomembranes 08550 1568-9883 Harmful Algae 00256 1365-1609 International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 12643 0305-4403 Journal of Archaeological Science 12642 0301-4797 Journal of Environmental Management 05112 0022-0981 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 08665 0380-1330 Journal of Great Lakes Research 05344 0022-1694 Journal of Hydrology 00358 0024-6301 Long Range Planning 05350 0025-3227 Marine Geology 00400 0025-326X Marine Pollution Bulletin 00320 0029-8018 Ocean Engineering 02044 0964-5691 Ocean & Coastal Management 05127 0048-9697 Science of the Total Environment 02056 0267-7261 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 00309 0043-1354 Water Rese

4. Authority Cited:

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 1901, as implemented by FAR subpart 13.5 and FAR 13.106(b)(2), as only one source reasonably available.

5. Reason for Authority Cited:

As provided in FAR 13.106-1(b)(2), for purchases exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, the requirements at FAR 13.501(a) apply to sole-sourcing (including brand-name) acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services conducted pursuant to subpart

13.5. Per FAR 13.501(a)(2)(i), for proposed contract(s) exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, but not exceeding $750,000, the contracting officer’s certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer’s knowledge and belief will serve as approval, unless a higher approval level is established in accordance with agency procedures.

Elsevier B.V. of Amsterdam, Netherlands is the sole provider of online subscription access to the referenced Elsevier (ScienceDirect) journals. The U.S. Corps of Engineers provides vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen our Nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters. Access to the referenced Elsevier (ScienceDirect) journals allows for USACE professionals to continue this mission with the most up to date and easily accessible reference material.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition:

In accordance with FAR 5.201, on July 5, 2023, the Government published a notice of intent to sole source on SAM.gov, requesting all responsible sources to submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. The notice closed on July 12, 2023 with no responses received. On December 17, 2024, the Government published a notice of intent to

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(Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4) sole source on SAM.gov, requesting all responsible sources to submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. As of today, no responses have been received.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: Prior to each renewal subscription year, the Government will perform a survey of the marketplace to ensure no other vendors can provide the subject subscription.

8. Market Research: In accordance with FAR Part 10, market research has been conducted through past procurements, as follows:

1. Contract Number W912EK22P0037, Sole Source, Eslevier BV, $187,624.06

2. Contract Number W912EK21P0041, Sole Source, Eslevier BV, $178,689.56

3. Contract Number W912EK20P0024, Full and open, Elsevier BV, $165,213.23

4. Contract Number W912EK19P0039, Sole Source, Elsevier BV, $158,202.31

5. Contract Number W912EK18P0030, Sole Source, Elsevier BV, $144,806.10

6. Contract Number W912EK-17-P-0016, Sole Source, Elsevier BV, $135,098.08

7. Contract Number W912EK-16-P-0047, Sole Source, Elsevier BV, $124,779.25

9. Interested Sources: Not Applicable

10. Other Facts: Not Applicable