BioOne Journal Subscription
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912HZ26QA007
- Agency
-
Engineer Research and Development Center
US Army Corps of Engineers, 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
- Mississippi 39180, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has issued a Special Notice regarding the procurement of BioOne Journal subscriptions on a sole source basis. This notice, posted on December 5, 2025, indicates the agency's intent to award a contract to BioOne for one physical site license providing access to BioOne Complete Annual Subscription journals. The procurement will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13, reflecting the relatively straightforward nature of this requirement. BioOne, located at 21 Dupoint Circle NW Suite 800 in Washington, D.C., is identified as the exclusive owner of the journal content being sought. The notice falls under NAICS code 513120 (Periodical Publishers) with a small business size standard of 1000 employees.
Although this is not a competitive solicitation, the notice remains open to responsible sources that wish to demonstrate their capability to fulfill the requirement. Interested parties may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations to April.L.Porter@usace.army.mil with the notice number included in the subject line, with responses due by December 9, 2025. All submissions must include sufficient detail demonstrating the vendor's ability to meet the requirement, including descriptions of past experience with same or similar work and relevant references. Only written submissions will be considered; oral communications are not acceptable. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to conduct a full and open competitive procurement based on the responses received, making this notice an opportunity for alternative vendors to present their qualifications before a final sole source award decision is made.
Notice text
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) intends to issue an award to BioOne 21 Dupoint Circle NW STE 800, Washington, D.C. 20036, a sole source basis utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures as outlined in FAR Part 13. The requirement is for one physical site licenses for the following journals: Subscription Supply from the BioOne. The license is propriety to BioOne; BioOne Journal is the exclusive owner of the content and information available through BioOne Journal.
The BioOne electronic titles are as follows:
BioOne Complete Annual Subscription
The NAICS code for this requirement is 513120 with a size standard of 1000 employees.
This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements that are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each.
Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to complete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to April.L.Porter@usace.army.mil. The notice number shall be included in the subject line of e-mail submissions. Responses should be received by the date specified above.
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