BioOne Complete

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks subscription and perpetual access to BioOne Complete for the National Agricultural Library, a digital platform providing approximately 500 peer-reviewed journals in biological and natural sciences, with quotations due August 14, 2026. The procurement is a total small business set-aside with a single-source intent, though the Government reserves the discretion to compete based on responses received.

Place of performance is Calverton, Maryland. The contract structure consists of one base year and four optional one-year periods not to exceed five years total. The contractor must provide authenticated electronic perpetual access to the BioOne Complete journal collection for all USDA employees, contractors, authorized public on-site users, cooperators, and volunteers worldwide, available 24 hours per day without impediments. Access must be established within five working days of award. Monthly COUNTER-compliant usage statistics are required.

The NAICS code is 513120, Periodical Publishers, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Technical acceptability requires the exact brand name product from the original equipment manufacturer or OEM-approved source with sufficient documentation. Evaluation employs lowest price technically acceptable criteria, with past performance assessed as acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable. Offerors must submit pricing for all items, including quantity discounts and prompt payment discounts. Questions are due August 14, 2026, at 5:00 PM Central Daylight Time. This is a combined synopsis and solicitation under FAR Part 12 for commercial items; no separate written solicitation will be issued.