SSN KLW-2025-28 - SciFinder Subscription Renewal - Final.pdf

SSN # KLW-2025-28 –SciFinder Subscription Renewal Page 1

August 25, 2025

SOLE SOURCE NOTIFICATION (SSN) -KLW-2025-28

Proposed Sole Source Purchase for SciFinder Subscription Renewal

The University of Wyoming (the University) intends to issue a sole source purchase order(s) to CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society for the purchase of various subscription services described herein for a three (3) year term. Any purchase order(s) resulting from this proposed sole source will be governed by the University of Wyoming’s Terms and Conditions.

SciFinder is a chemical compound database that includes but is not limited to journals, patents, dissertations and books. Subscription access to this database provides staff, faculty and students details on chemical substances and their related chemical structures, chemical reactions, chemical names, regulatory information, properties and other pertinent information. This database also helps the University determine patentability of chemical substances.

The minimum requirements of this site license subscription renewal/purchase are included below:

• Associated access to at minimum the following:

o CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform

• Associated maintenance and support services.

Any interested party that believes it can comprehensively provide a comparable product as noted above, shall submit a Statement of Capabilities in sufficient detail to determine if the specifications can be met.

University of Wyoming will only accept or consider electronic submissions received in BidNet’s electronic solicitation portal on or before 2:00 PM (MDT) on Friday, August 29, 2025. Submissions received after this date and time or received outside of the BidNet portal may not be considered. The University shall be the sole judge in reviewing responses with regards to quality, performance, and price.

This notice is issued for informational purposes only and is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. Information received will be considered to determine whether to conduct a competitive solicitation. A determination to not compete this proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the University.

Any restrictions on the use or inspection of material contained within the statement of capabilities shall be clearly stated in the document itself. The Supplier must state specifically what elements of the statement of capabilities are to be considered confidential/proprietary. Confidential/proprietary information must be readily identified, marked, and separately packaged from the rest of the response. Co-mingling of confidential/proprietary and other information is NOT acceptable. Procurement Services will make a written determination as to the apparent validity of any request for confidentiality. The written decision of Procurement Services will be sent to the Supplier as required.