KO_determination_SPIE_2019___Redacted.pdf

ERDC-19-1425

Contracting Officer Determination Sole Source

SPIE Subscription

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Contracting Office (ECO) intends to make contract award pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source, (1) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, for the purposes of providing written consent and approval to award a Sole Source contract to the SPIE because only one source is deemed reasonably available due to SPIE holding the copyright to the content.

The Information Technology Lab has a requirement to procure one multiple physical site license for the following journals: SPIE Digital Library and SPIE eBook Collection. This subscription will be for a base period and 4 option periods. This requirement is estimated to be in the amount of .

Base Coverage Period: 01 JAN 2019 – 31 DEC 2019 Option 1 Coverage Period: 01 JAN 2020 – 31 DEC 2020 Option 2 Coverage Period: 01 JAN 2021 – 31 DEC 2021 Option 3 Coverage Period: 01 JAN 2022 – 31 DEC 2022 Option 4 Coverage Period: 01 JAN 2023 – 31 DEC 2023

This Contracting Determination is in accordance with FAR 13.106(b) Soliciting from a single source (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g. urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

The ERDC ITL Library is responsible for providing trained information professionals and worldwide information access is all areas of ERDC’s missions through online databases, reference materials, interlibrary loans, article reprints, etc. This requirement is an annual renewal of the journal subscription to maintain up-to-date information to support ERDC’s mission. Each year ITL is required to renew the ERDC multiple physical site license for journals in order to meet the mission of the Library Science and Knowledge Management Branch. Reference letter dated 29 October 2018, the copyright is held by SPIE and no other vendor can provide the requirement.

Based on the above and in accordance with FAR 13.106(b)(1)(i), it is hereby determined that SPIE is the only vendor capable of providing the required multiple physical site license and it is in the best interest of the Government award a sole source contract to SPIE for this requirement.

Jeannette R. Jabour Contracting Officer