II.G. Att(1) Brand Name Spec_FINAL_Redacted.pdf

Brand Name Specification

Oxford University Press, Inc. Journal Subscriptions

PR# 1300887072

Background and Requirement:

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) is a Naval research activity operating under the direction of the Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command

(NAVSEA). The installation provides research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, analysis, and assessment, as well as Fleet support capabilities for Naval warfare. Through its

Warfare Center Research Commons, NUWCDIVNPT provides library and information services to Navy scientists and engineers. The Research Commons provides centralized access to subscription content which includes online access to leading scientific journals published by

Oxford University Press, Inc.

Estimated value of this requirement:

Period of Performance: One (1) year base period to start after receipt of order, with the possibility of four (4) one-year option periods.

FOB Destination.

Governments Minimum Requirement/Salient Characteristics:

Warfare Center Research Commons’ researchers require ready access to scientific research materials to support mission requirements, including the design, development, testing, and evaluation of national defense technologies. The researchers require access to a database that provides access to specific journals, as well as meets specific requirements identified in detail below. Research Commons’ researchers continually consult and reference these journals to support and advance their work, and subsequently require online access to this scientific content.

1. Content Requirements: Warfare Center Research Commons requires full, online access to the following journals via an online database:

Title ISSN Coverage dates

Bioinformatics 1460‐2059 1997-present

Biostatistics 1468‐4357 2000-present

Clinical Infectious Diseases 1537‐6591 1997-present

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1365‐2966 1997-present

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 2053‐051X 1997-present

The Journal of Infectious Diseases 1537‐6613 1997-present

In addition to full, online access to the aforementioned journals, the database is required to meet the following criteria:

2. Desktop: The contractor’s services shall be fully compliant with Navy/Marine Corps

Intranet operational requirements and networking structure. The services shall be desktop capable, requiring no client software.

3. Access: The service shall be accessible via a high speed internet connection on

Government owned computers. It shall be accessible via Google Chrome, Mozilla

Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge browsers. Users shall be able to access the subscription via OpenAthens federated authentication or IP authentication. Users shall be able to download and print copies of articles.

4. Usage Reports: The contractor shall provide COUNTER-compliant usage statistics, aggregated on a monthly basis. Library staff shall be able to access and download usage statistics on demand.

5. Technical Support: The Contractor shall provide toll free telephone and online technical support Monday through Friday, 9:00am –5:00pm. Support requests shall be resolved within 48 hours of initial request.

Why only one brand:

The Government researched two leading academic database providers, , which aggregate and provide access to content from numerous publishers. The table below documents the market research conducted on potential sources for this requirement:

Minimum Specifications

Oxford University Press, Inc.

Content Requirements

Y N N

Desktop Y Y Y

Access Y Y Y

Usage Reports Y Y Y

Technical Support Y Y Y

Oxford University Press, Inc. publishes certain leading academic journals that contain the latest, best-available science in these key areas. Oxford University Press, Inc. holds exclusive copyrights to the journals it publishes, and are subsequently the only brand able to provide full access licenses to the required journals and functionality specifications identified above.

Resellers:

Vendors must be authorized resellers of Oxford University Press, Inc.