Sole Source Justifcaiton_Redacted.pdf

Justification For Sole Source (Simplified Acquisitions <$250K)

The material listed on N0016120RC08439 is sole source and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material.

Restricted to the following source.

Manufacturer: Adam Matthew Digital Manufacturer POC and Contact Information:

Manufacturer Address

X Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

Subscription to the database Adam Matthew Explorer for 1 base year, and permanent purchase of the database East India Company: India Office Records from the British Library, 1599-1947 (3 modules).

One-year subscription of Adam Matthew Explorer:

/15/2020 8/14/2021.

Purchase of East India Company: India Office Records from the British Library, 1599-1947:

One-year subscription will have a period of performance from 8/15/2020 8/14/2021. Purchase is for permanent digital access to East India Company.

X Specific characteristics of the material that limit the availability to a sole source (unique features, function of the service, etc). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

Adam Matthew Explorer provides subscription-based access to all Adam Matthew products.

These databases are the intellectual property of Adam Matthew and cannot be acquired elsewhere. The full portfolio of included products is 86 unique collections of curated primary sources, covering a variety of subjects including history, politics, war, literature, and cultural studies. The East India Company product is a history resource that covers British trade and occupation of India from 1599 to 1947.

X The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government.

Access to these resources will support the educational mission of multiple departments in United and programs that will benefit from the breadth and depth of information in these curated collections.

CHECK & FILL IN ALL APPLICABLE BLANKS BELOW

X The material must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed/performing. Describe the equipment/function you have now and how the new item must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

discovery tool, and be indexed in our link resolver. The database needs to be accessible via modern internet browsers when on USNA computers or accessing our network remotely via VPN. Our purchase of previous Adam Matthew products confirms that they satisfy our needs for use and access.

_X___ A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition.

This database is the intellectual property of Adam Matthew Digital, the publisher.

____ These are for existing equipment.

Other information to support a sole source buy:

I CERTIFY THAT STATEMENTS CHECKED, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE,

ARE COMPLETE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. I

UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Signature Title Electronic Resources Librarian_

Activity : U.S. Naval Academy, Nimitz Library Date ______8/04/2020___________

Contracting Officer Signature _

Date ________________________________