Argus On line subscriptions

The U.S. Geological Survey intends to make a non-competitive firm fixed price contract
to Argus Media, Inc. to purchase subscriptions for online publications for a base plus
four option years starting from the award date to five years to be delivered to USGS,
National Minerals Info Center for the period of Award date through March 31, 2027
Options are
04/01/2023-03/31/2024
04/01/2024-03/31/2025
04/01/2025-03/31/2026
04/01/2026-03/31/2027
Argus is the only available vendor to provide the required subscription

The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends
to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.501(a).
All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation no later than
04/04/2022 shall be considered by the agency. However, this notice of intent is
not a request for competitive proposals. Information received will normally be
considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive
procurement. A firm-fixed price award will be made on or before 04/08/2022
Email responses to hnair@usgs.gov are preferred.

The NAICS code is 541618. The size standard is $15.0 million.

The anticipated award date of the contract is 04/08/2022. The anticipated
contract will be firm fixed-price. A vendor must be registered at
http://www.sam.gov to be awarded the contract.