Sole Source Justification - Redacted 2024 04 25.pdf

This document is a Sole Source Justification for a Notice of Intent to Sole Source the EMBASE database subscription for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Library (NAL). The NAL requires access to EMBASE, a biomedical database produced by Elsevier, to serve as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States by providing uninterrupted access to the largest possible collection of scientific literature and conference proceedings across agriculture and allied sciences. The period of performance is July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029, with a base year and four optional years. The NAICS code for this requirement is 511120 - Periodical Publishers. The anticipated award date is May 2, 2024. This is a notice of intent to sole source and not a request for proposals. Vendors who can provide the required services are invited to submit substantiating documentation for consideration in a potential competitive procurement.