AIP Digital Journals

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
N0018924Q0064
Agency
Naval Supply Systems Command Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
513120 Periodical Publishers
PSC
7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
Place of performance
Annapolis, Maryland 21402, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to American Institute of Physics Publishing to provide e-journal subscription services for the United States Naval Academy from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028. The services include full-text access to AIP's Select Package of journals as well as individual titles, with technical and content support. Responses are due by December 18, 2023. Evaluation will focus on the offeror's ability to meet the terms of the statement of work, which requires providing the specified journal access and support services to the Nimitz Library.

The solicitation has no set-aside designation and is being issued as a sole-source procurement to the incumbent contractor, American Institute of Physics Publishing. The primary NAICS code is 513120 for facilities support services, with the dominant PSC code R002 for library subscriptions. The period of performance is a one-year base period starting January 1, 2024 followed by four one-year options, with all work to be performed at the Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Maryland. The total value is not specified but is estimated to be over $250,000 annually based on industry standards.

Notice text

2 versions

Update #2 · Latest ·

The Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy is an academic library in support a patron population of approximately 4,520 midshipman, 600 faculty, and 3,000 other staff and military personnel.  To meet the academic/educational mission requirements of the Naval Academy, the Nimitz Library subscribes to scholarly content in the form of scholarly journals and other periodicals.  This subscription content is an integral part of the Library’s collections and services as curriculum and course development as well as midshipman and faculty research are dependent upon them.

The Contracting Department, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk, VA, 23511-3392, intends to solicit and award a commercial firm-fixed-price, sole source purchase order for the procurement of e-Journal Subscription Services for the United States Naval Academy (USNA), under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, American Institute of Physics- AIP Publishing. The authority for use of other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR Subpart 13.106, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures for commercial items. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation will be available for download on or about 12 December 2023 under Request for Quotation (RFQ) number N00189240064 at the following website: https://beta.sam.gov/

This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2023- 04 and DFARS Change Notice 20230531. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses are available in full text at the following addresses: www.acqnet.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/index.htm. This acquisition will result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract under NAICS 513120.

See  attachments for additional details.  

N0018924Q0064 Amendment 0001- updates Attachment 1 FAR and DFARS Provisions and Clauses

Update #1 ·

The Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy is an academic library in support a patron population of approximately 4,520 midshipman, 600 faculty, and 3,000 other staff and military personnel.  To meet the academic/educational mission requirements of the Naval Academy, the Nimitz Library subscribes to scholarly content in the form of scholarly journals and other periodicals.  This subscription content is an integral part of the Library’s collections and services as curriculum and course development as well as midshipman and faculty research are dependent upon them.

The Contracting Department, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk, VA, 23511-3392, intends to solicit and award a commercial firm-fixed-price, sole source purchase order for the procurement of e-Journal Subscription Services for the United States Naval Academy (USNA), under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, American Institute of Physics- AIP Publishing. The authority for use of other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR Subpart 13.106, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures for commercial items. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation will be available for download on or about 12 December 2023 under Request for Quotation (RFQ) number N00189240064 at the following website: https://beta.sam.gov/

This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2023- 04 and DFARS Change Notice 20230531. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses are available in full text at the following addresses: www.acqnet.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/index.htm. This acquisition will result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract under NAICS 513120.

See  attachments for additional details.  

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
4.07 FAR and DFARS Provisions and Clauses AMENDED.pdf PDF
4.02 Combined Synopsis-Solicitation.pdf PDF
4.03c SSJ- AIP Digital Journals_Redacted.pdf PDF
4.03a FAR and DFARS Provisions and Clauses.pdf PDF
4.03b SOW.pdf PDF

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