Electronic Access to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – Beltsville, MD
Closed Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from .
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA26Q1278
- Agency
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Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks firm-fixed price electronic subscription access to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, with quotations due August 20, 2026, at 1700 ET. The agency intends to award on a single source non-competitive basis; the National Academy of Sciences is identified as the only responsible source capable of providing seamless, un-embargoed access to the most recent six months combined with perpetual access to all issues.
Place of performance is Calverton, Maryland (F.O.B. Destination to Beltsville, Maryland). The contract runs from September 1, 2026, through August 30, 2031 (base year plus four option years). Required deliverables include immediate electronic perpetual access to current and all available past issues within 5 days of award and monthly COUNTER-compliant usage statistics. Access must be available 24 hours per day for all USDA employees, authorized public on-site users, contractors, cooperators, and volunteers. Authorized users must retain perpetual access rights to subscribed content after contract termination.
This is an unrestricted acquisition, not set-aside for small business. The NAICS code is 513120, Periodical Publishers; PSC is 7630, Newspapers and Periodicals. Evaluation is lowest price technically acceptable, with technical acceptability and past performance as evaluation factors. Quotations must remain firm for 90 calendar days from receipt. Amendment 0001, effective August 20, 2026, removed the wage determination requirement; all other terms remain unchanged. Quotations must be submitted via email to jennifer.busbea@usda.gov, with acknowledgment of the amendment required prior to the deadline.
Notice text
The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), intends to award on a single source basis.
Potential sources who believe they can provide the services listed are invited to submit a quotation by the response date listed, in accordance with the instructions provided herein. All timely responses to this solicitation will be considered, however, the determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1232SA26Q1278 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for integrated multiomics profiling.
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 513120. The small business size standard is 1000 Employees This acquisition is an unrestricted requirement. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sol_1232SA26Q1278_Amd_0001.pdf | ||
| C04_Sol_1232SA26Q1278.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic Access to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – Beltsville, MD | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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