Specifications Elsevier Scopus_.docx

This is a specifications document for the Naval Research Laboratory's acquisition of an Elsevier Scopus Online Subscription service. The Ruth H. Hooker Research Library, which is part of the U.S. Navy's corporate laboratory in Washington, DC, requires brand name access to Elsevier Scopus Online Subscription Journal platform to support NRL scientists and engineers in their research and development missions. The library serves as the central repository for scientific and technical literature across multiple disciplines and maintains electronic subscriptions to journals, books, standards, proceedings, and other research materials sourced from publishers, professional societies, and research institutes worldwide.

The procurement is being conducted as a sole source contract under FAR 6.302-1 due to Elsevier Scopus holding exclusive intellectual property rights to the information content. This is a special notice under FAR Subpart 5.2 regarding the renewal of the annual subscription. No formal solicitation will be posted; however, any firm believing it can meet the requirement may submit written notification to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication. Any responses must include sufficient detail demonstrating capability to comply with the requirement, and the Government retains discretion to determine whether to compete the procurement based on submitted responses. The contracting activity is the Department of the Navy, Naval Research Laboratory Contracting Division (Solicitation Number N0017327QKN01).