AIP Online Library Platform Subscription

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
N00173-23-Q-KN09
Agency
Office of Naval Research Secretary 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
Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Special Notice announces the Naval Research Laboratory's intent to enter into a sole source contract renewal with AIP Publishing Inc. for an AIP Online Library Platform Subscription. The annual subscription provides online access to licensed content on AIP and NRL's TOPREDO platforms.

The Special Notice seeks to renew AIP Publishing's annual subscription to provide the Naval Research Laboratory continued online access to licensed content which AIP Publishing holds the copyright. Interested contractors have until April 14th to demonstrate their ability to meet requirements, though award will be made sole source to the incumbent due to AIP's intellectual property ownership. The Special Notice includes program details on content provision, reporting requirements, and pricing in attached specifications. Responses must show capability to fulfill technical needs, but agency discretion will determine potential competition of this intended sole source renewal.

Notice text

The U.S. Department of Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Contracting Division intends to enter into a sole source contract with AIP Publishing Inc. in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 for the award of AIP Online Library Platform Subscription. This is the renewal of annual subscription to which AIP Publishing holds the copyright to the information. These are intellectual property rights which can only be provided by AIP Publishing.

Please see the attached specifications for additional details.

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. A solicitation will not be posted; however, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication of this announcement. Any submitted capability statement, proposal, quotation, or supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received shall be considered by the agency; however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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