Specifications Clarivate.pdf

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Web of Science Subscription Federal contract opportunity
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N00173-23-Q-KN12
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Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research

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This document outlines specifications for a sole source contract renewal for a Web of Science subscription. The Naval Research Laboratory intends to renew its annual subscription to Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science platform to allow scientists and engineers access to essential research information. The contract requires Clarivate to provide online access to its full content through a web interface and supply article files for uploading to the NRL's internal system. Clarivate must also furnish quarterly title lists and customized usage reports, and provide an updated price list annually by September 1st. The period of performance is the one-year renewal of the existing subscription. Any interested firms must notify the contracting officer within 15 days if they believe they can meet the requirement, but the decision to compete the procurement is at the agency's discretion.

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Clarivate Online Subscription N00173-23-P-2016 Attachment 01 – Specifications

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SPECIFICATIONS

Clarivate’s Web of Science Subscription for the Naval Research Laboratory’s Ruth H. Hooker Research Library

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Ruth H. Hooker Research Library in Washington DC is part of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the U. S. Navy’s corporate laboratory. The Ruth H. Hooker Library acquires and preserves scientific and technical literature, across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines, from publishers, professional societies and research institutes around the world. The Library’s Information Resources and Services Unit builds the NRL modern scientific technical literature collection, including electronic subscriptions to journals, books, standards, proceedings, reports and other research materials.

II. OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this contract is to provide dual access to licensed information content on Clarivate’s Web of Science and on NRL’s TOPREDO platform. Access to Clarivate’s Web of Science’s content allows NRL scientists, and engineers to obtain information essential to the support of NRL’s R&D missions.

III. SERVICES

A. Products

1. Clarivate Analytics shall provide all products in accordance with the price quote, which is hereby incorporated into this contract by reference.

B. Specific Requirements

1. The contractor shall provide NRL access to the electronic version of subscribed Clarivate’s Web of Science content through its web interface and provide electronic files to upload onto TORPEDO. Access will be cumulative for articles published in the journals since the first year a journal or proceedings became available on Clarivate’s Web of Science and includes any previous investments.

III. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND DELIVERABLES

1. Contractor shall provide an administrative account to NRL that allows Library staff to compile usage statistics and other metrics.

2. A quarterly report detailing all titles being provided through this contract shall be provided. This report should include the title, ISSN, eISSN, publisher format, publishing status, journal title URL and any status related comments. Reports will be forwarded in a spreadsheet format (i.e. Microsoft Excel)

Clarivate Online Subscription N00173-23-P-2016 Attachment 01 – Specifications

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3. Contractor will supply additional customized reports upon request from NRL including denial of service reports as well as detailed usage statistics. The contractor will forward customized reports to the Library in a spreadsheet format (i.e. Microsoft Excel).

4. Contractor shall provide an updated “title-level” price list annually, by 1

September.

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