CSIRO Publishing subscription package

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks perpetual electronic access to eight specified CSIRO Publishing scientific journals for all USDA users and authorized public on-site users, with quotations due September 28, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET. The acquisition is a sole-source procurement, as CSIRO is the sole copyright holder of its publications and the only entity authorized to provide the required perpetual access and Read and Publish agreement.

Place of performance is Calverton, Maryland. The requirement includes authenticated 24-hour Internet access to Animal Production Science, Australian Journal of Botany, Crop and Pasture Science, Functional Plant Biology, Rangeland Journal, Reproduction Fertility and Development, Soil Research, and Wildlife Research, along with monthly COUNTER-compliant usage statistics and perpetual access rights that survive contract termination. The secondary requirement is a Read and Publish agreement providing unlimited open-access publication of USDA-authored articles without Article Publishing Charges, with author instructions delivered within five days of award and monthly Excel reporting of submitted and published articles. Delivery must occur within 10 days of award. The contract structure is a firm fixed-price award for one base year (September 30, 2026 to September 29, 2027) plus four one-year option periods, for a maximum total duration of five years. NAICS code is 513120, Periodical Publishers. Technical acceptability requires documentation proving global authenticated access to all eight journals, the Read and Publish workflow, monthly reporting capabilities, and the required deployment schedule. Award will be made to the lowest price, technically acceptable offer with acceptable or neutral past performance. Quotations must remain valid for at least 60 days and include the vendor's SAM.gov UEI Number.