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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) Soliciting from a Single Source with ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA to renew the customized COMPASS portal subscription for accessing the Complete 15 volume Book of Standards, all Digital Library content and selected AENOR/UNE European Normative (EN) Standards, ISO and IEC Standards. This is a sole source inasmuch as ASTM a) is the only provider of these syndicated subscription services in the commercial and federal, state, and local government marketplaces, b) has no authorized resellers, c) is the single supplier and the only qualified source designated to manage the content and retain the product archives, and d) owns and controls all of the intellectual proprietary rights associated with the content. A firm fixed-price purchase order will be issued on or about 27 Jan 2025 for a 1-yr. period and include (4) 1-yr. option periods.  No solicitation package will be issued.  This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement.  Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to randy.schroyer@nist.gov.  The government will consider responses received by 5:00PM, EST, 26 Dec 2024.  Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement.  A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.  This Notice of Intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition.  No telephone requests will be honored.