Annual Reviews

The USDA Agricultural Research Service seeks subscription and perpetual electronic access to 17 Annual Reviews scientific journals, with quotations due August 21 and questions due August 7. The solicitation is issued on a single-source basis, though the combined synopsis/solicitation invites all responsible sources to submit quotations; the Government reserves discretion to compete based on responses received.

Place of performance is Calverton, Maryland, with delivery to the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Maryland. The NAICS code is 513120, Periodical Publishers.

The contract consists of a one-year base period from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027, and four one-year option periods. The Government requires perpetual authenticated electronic access to journals covering agriculture, biochemistry, ecology, entomology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, nutrition, pharmacology, physiology, phytopathology, plant biology, and virology. The contractor must provide 24-hour-per-day access without impediments, COUNTER-compliant monthly usage statistics, and administrative interface credentials within five days of award. Authorized users include all USDA employees, contractors, public on-site users, cooperators, and volunteers with rights to use content for ordinary business, scholarly, and educational purposes. Perpetual access survives contract termination.

Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer. Technical acceptability requires meeting or exceeding all salient characteristics of the specified journals, with brand name or equal products acceptable. Past performance will be evaluated as acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable. Offerors must provide pricing for all line items or face exclusion from consideration. Prices must remain firm for 90 calendar days from the offer due date. The current contractor is Annual Reviews, Inc.