ACS digital subscription
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0017326P2401
- Agency
-
Office of Naval Research
Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Awarded
- to American Chemical Society
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- N0017326P2401 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- District of Columbia 20375, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research has awarded a sole source contract to the American Chemical Society (ACS) for digital subscription access to their online journal platform, with contract number N0017326P2401 valued at $1,781,113.00. The contract was awarded on December 29, 2025, under simplified acquisition procedures for commercial items and will provide Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers with licensed access to scientific journal content through the ACS platform. The subscription covers a five-year period consisting of a base year plus four option years, with each 12-month period fully funded. A Sources Sought Notice was posted on SAM.gov for 15 days prior to award, and no alternative vendors responded, supporting the government's determination that only ACS can provide the required intellectual property rights and access to their copyrighted content and proprietary platform.
Notice text
This contract is awarded to AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY as a sole source contract, under simplified procedures for certain commercial items included in FAR subpart 13.5 for access to their online journal.
Awarded contract N0017326P2401 to AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY for 1781113.00 on 2025-12-29.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JA_ACS Redacted.pdf |
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