Synopsis NR-MA0000-23-00418 6.21.2023.pdf

SYNOPSIS

Wiley Online Library Database and Open Access Publication and Management

SYNOPSIS:

This is a notice of intent to negotiate and award a sole source contract. This is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals. The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), NOAA Central and Regional Libraries’ (NCRL) requirement for Wiley Online Library Database and Open Access Publication and Management is hereby synopsized in accordance with FAR 5.207, Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses:

(1) Action Code: NR-MA0000-23-00418

(2) Date: June 21

(3) Year: 2023

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 80305

(5) Product or Service Code: T099 - Education/Training - Other

(6) Contracting Office Address: 325 Broadway, DSRC, Boulder, CO 80305

(7) Subject: Intent to Sole Source to John Wiley & Sons Inc. - Wiley Online Library Database and Open Access

Publication and Management

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: N/A

(9) Closing Response Date: June 30, 2023

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer:

Contracting Officer: Molly Tovado Email: molly.tovado@noaa.gov

(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number:

Solicitation Number: N/A Contract Number: To be determined at time of award

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: To be determined

(13) Line Item Number: To be determined

(14) Contract Award Date: To be determined

(15) Contractor: JOHN WILEY & SONS INC

(16) Description:

NOAA intends to award a sole-source contract to JOHN WILEY & SONS INC under the authority of 41 U.S.C.

1901, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) up to $7.5M as authorized by FAR 13.500(a) and implemented by FAR 13.501(a).

This requirement is to provide online full-text archival access to all journals in the Wiley Online Library Database, as well as the ability to provide a streamlined, discounted, and trackable process of managing NOAA corresponding author’s gold open access publishing fees for NOAA authored articles published in Wiley Online Library journals.

The required subscription will provide access to titles from January 1st through December 31st of each year beginning in year 2024. The contract period of performance includes a one (1) year base period and four (4) one (1) year option periods.

Technical Requirements:

• Full-text archival access to all journals in the 2023 Wiley Online Library

• Ability to publish NOAA corresponding author articles in both Hybrid and Gold OA Wiley journals;

• Negotiated article processing charge (APC) discount on all NOAA corresponding author articles published in

Gold OA Wiley journals; and, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE

Western Acquisition Division – Boulder 325 Broadway, SOU6 Boulder, CO 80305 mailto:molly.tovado@noaa.gov

• Access to an online management tool to efficiently manage publishing activity.

The contracting officer has determined the following circumstances justify the use of a sole source:

• Only One Source - Wiley is the sole source of its own author submission and open access publishing processes, including its article processing charge payment procedures.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement shall provide written notification to the Contracting Officer by 3pm MST on June 30, 2023. In order to be considered, interested parties shall submit pertinent and specific information demonstrating their ability to perform this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within its discretion. All responses received prior to the close of this notice will be considered by the Government solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

(17) Place of Contract Performance: Multiple locations across the continental United States.

(18) Set-aside Status: N/A. The Government does not intend to set-aside this procurement for a small business program.