Specifications Elsevier ScienceDirect.docx

This is a Specifications document for the Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) acquisition of Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Subscription access. The Ruth H. Hooker Research Library, part of NRL's corporate laboratory in Washington, DC, requires brand name acquisition of licensed information content on the Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Subscription Journal platform. The primary objective is to provide NRL scientists and engineers with access to essential scientific and technical literature across multiple disciplines to support the laboratory's research and development missions. The Ruth H. Hooker Library's Information Resources and Services Unit builds and maintains NRL's modern scientific and technical literature collection, which includes electronic subscriptions to journals, books, standards, proceedings, and other research materials from publishers, professional societies, and research institutes worldwide.

The procurement is being conducted as a sole source contract with Elsevier in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, as Elsevier holds the copyright to the information content on this platform, constituting intellectual property rights that can only be provided by Elsevier. This represents a renewal of an annual subscription. The Department of the Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Contracting Division issued this as a Special Notice under FAR Subpart 5.2. Although no formal solicitation will be posted, any firm believing it can meet the requirement may submit written notification to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication. Capability statements, proposals, quotations, or supporting evidence must contain sufficient detail to demonstrate compliance ability. The government reserves sole discretion to compete the procurement based on responses received.