Access to Web of Science, EndNote and Incites

The National Institutes of Health Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, is conducting a small business sources sought for continued access to Web of Science, EndNote, and InCites with capability statements due by September 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST. This is a market survey to determine acquisition method and set-aside feasibility; it is not a solicitation for proposals.

The government seeks small business concerns including 8(a) small businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Woman-owned Small Businesses, HUBZone small businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses capable of providing enterprise-wide access to the Web of Science platform and its citation indices (Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Book Citation Index, Current Chemical Reactions, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Index Chemicus, BIOSIS Citation Index, Current Contents Connect, Data Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, and Zoological Record), along with Journal Citation Reports, InCites Benchmarking and Analytics, and EndNote bibliographic management software. The contractor must update databases weekly and Journal Citation Reports annually, provide API access, maintain 24/7 platform availability with unscheduled downtime not exceeding 1 percent, deliver monthly aggregated usage reports compliant with COUNTER and SUSHI standards within 30 days of month-end, and provide technical support Monday through Friday during normal business hours. The contractor shall offer open-URL enabled software linking to the NIH Library's electronic resources and options to add new Clarivate resources or cancel selected resources. Performance serves NIH and HHS agency staff through the NIH Library's Digital Library Services. Interested small businesses must submit capability statements not exceeding seven pages to Lynda Cole at Lynda.cole@nih.gov and should include company name and address, business size and type, point of contact information, UEI number, professional qualifications of personnel, and other relevant information. Following this market survey, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices will be published on SAM.GOV.