N6660426Q0002.pdf

Combined Synopsis and Solicitation

This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 –Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation will be posted for less than fifteen (15) days in accordance with FAR 5.203(a)(2). Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect though the most current Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC), 2025-06, October 01, 2025.

Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is N6660426Q0002. This action is being solicited as a Sole Source to Oxford university as concurred with by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Director of the Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP). The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 513120. The Small Business Size Standard is 1000 employees.

NUWCDIVNPT requires the sole source purchase of full, online access to Oxford University Press, Inc. journals via an online database for a Period of Performance of one year. Oxford University Press, Inc. is the only database provider that can provide access to all, full text, online journals listed in the tables below. 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 source able to provide full access to the required journals. NUWCDIVNPT intends to purchase the licenses on Firm Fixed Price Basis as follows:

CLIN Item Description Qty. Period of Performance

Oxford University Press Math and Physical Science Collection Annual Subscription

1 job

01/01/2026 – 12/31/2026

OPTION

01/01/2027 – 12/31/2027

OPTION

01/01/2028 – 12/31/2028

OPTION

01/01/2029 – 12/31/2029

OPTION

01/01/2030 – 12/31/2030

Required online journals:

Journal ISSN

Astronomy & Geophysics 1468-4004

Biometrics 1541-0420

Biometrika 1464-3510

Biostatistics 1468-4357

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 1348-0634

Chemistry Letters 1348-0715

Clinical Infectious Diseases 1537-6591

IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics 1464-3634

IMA Journal of Management Mathematics 1471-6798

IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information 1471-6887

IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis 1464-3642

ITNOW 1746-5710

Information and Inference: A Journal of the IMA 2049-8772

Interacting with Computers 1873-7951

International Journal of Law and Information Technology 1464-3693

International Mathematics Research Notices 1687-0247

Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 1944-7922

Journal of Complex Networks 2051-1329

Journal of Logic and Computation 1465-363X

Journal of Petrology 1460-2415

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society 1467-985X

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B: Statistical Methodology 1467-9868

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C: Applied Statistics 1467-9876

Law, Probability and Risk 1470-840X

Logic Journal of the IGPL 1368-9894

Mathematical Medicine and Biology: A Journal of the IMA 1477-8602

Microscopy 2050-5701

Microscopy Today 2150-3583

Microscopy and Microanalysis 1435-8115

Philosophia Mathematica 1744-6406

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 2053-051X

Radiation Protection Dosimetry 1742-3406

Research Evaluation 1471-5449

Science and Public Policy 1471-5430

Significance 1740-9713

Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA 1471-6976 The Computer Journal 1460-2067

The Journal of Infectious Diseases 1537-6613

The Quarterly Journal of Mathematics 1464-3847

The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics 1464-3855

Required Delivery is F.O.B. Destination, Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island.

The Government’s method of payment will be electronic payment via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF).

This solicitation is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all quotes received by the closing date will be considered by the Government for future requirements. A determination not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this solicitation is solely within the discretion of the Government. Quotes received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.

BASIS FOR AWARD:

Offerors shall include the following information with submissions:

(1) Quote the required brand name items, in the required quantities;

(2) Point of Contact (including name, phone number and email address);

(3) Contractor CAGE Code. The Government will consider past performance information where negative information within Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) may render a quote being deemed technically unacceptable; and,

(4) The Contractor must identify the quote validity. Quoted prices should be valid for at least 60 days. An award will be made on a Firm Fixed Price basis to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.

Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the latest Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC). Full text of incorporated FAR/DFARS clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at https://acquisition.gov/far.

The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation:

- 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

- 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

- 52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

-52.209-11, Representation by corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

- 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items

- 52.212-2 “Evaluation – Commercial Items”

-52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-- Commercial Items (DEVIATION 2025-

O0003)(DEVIATION 2025-O0004)

-52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-- Commercial Items

-52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items –

(DEVIATION 2025-O0003)(DEVIATION 2025-O0004)

-52.217-5 Evaluation of Options

- 52.225-25, “Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications”

-52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

The following DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation:

-252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

-252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information

-252.204-7012 (DEVIATION 2024-O0013) Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

-252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

-252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services,

- 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations

- 252.215-7013, “Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors”

- 252.227-2017, “Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions”

- 252.227-7028, “Technical Data or Computer Software Previously Delivered to the Government”

- 252.246-7048, Sources of Electronic Parts

Incorporated by Full Text:

-52.217-7

Option for Increased Quantity-Separately Priced Line Item (Mar 1989)

The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 2 weeks of beginning of each period of performance. Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree.

(End of clause)

Active registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) is required prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at https://www.sam.gov/. Instructions for registration are available at the website.

Quotes shall be submitted electronically via email to Maria Diaz-Sotomayor at maria.d.diaz-sotomayor.civ@us.navy.mil and must be received on or before Wednesday November 12, 2025 at 2:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Quotes received after this date are late and will not be considered for award. For questions regarding this acquisition, please contact Maria Diaz-Sotomayor at maria.d.diaz-sotomayor.civ@us.navy.mil.