American Chemical Society (ACS) Online Library Platform Subscription
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00173-23-Q-KN14
- 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 U.S. Department of Navy's Naval Research Laboratory's intent to enter into a sole source contract with the American Chemical Society for an ACS Online Library Platform Subscription. The annual subscription will provide NRL scientists and engineers access to essential research materials through ACS's online library platform and in files uploaded to NRL's internal platform.
The Special Notice seeks to renew the annual subscription to ACS's online library platform, which contains content for which ACS holds the copyright. ACS will provide all subscribed content through its web interface and in files. Responses to the special notice are due within 15 days, though only ACS is able to meet the requirement as the copyright holder. The notice is prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2 to describe the requirement without a formal solicitation. Any firm believing it can meet the requirement may notify the Contracting Officer within 15 days, but the decision to compete the procurement is at the Government's sole discretion.
Notice text
The U.S. Department of Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Contracting Division intends to enter into a sole source contract with American Chemical Society (ACS) in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 for the award of ACS Online Library Platform Subscription. This is the renewal of annual subscription to which American Chemical Society (ACS) holds the copyright to the information. These are intellectual property rights which can only be provided by American Chemical Society (ACS).
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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications ACS.pdf |
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