Electronic Access to WSJ. com

Added: Jun 29, 2015 3:25 pm The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) intends to award a sole source contract to Dow Jones & Company Inc. The purpose of this award is to provide electronic access via the internet for all USDA users to WSJ.com.

The National Agricultural Library (NAL) is mandated (7 U.S.C. 3101) to serve as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States. One of its functions in that role is the acquisition of information in all aspects of agriculture and allied sciences. In support of this function, the NAL acquires databases in electronic format from publishers and makes the databases accessible to USDA employees and library patrons via the internet. In keeping with its charge to collect agricultural and related information, it seeks to maintain a collection of publications in various formats from a variety of publishers and sources.

The contents of WSJ.com are unique and not available from any other source. The publisher holds the copyright to the contents. WSJ.com is published for economists and those working in finance and is needed by USDA researchers and analysts working on economic issues of concern to USDA. No other source, such as electronic resource providers (aggregators) may deliver contents without embargo or delay or without a direct license from the publisher. The above publisher is the only source determined capable of filling NAL's requirements for immediate electronic access via the internet for all USDA users to WSJ.com content.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 511110 - Newspaper Publishers
Authority for this sole source procurement is under 10 U.S.C.2403 (c) (1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1, one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Any firm that believes it can provide the services listed above may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. The Point of Contact for this action is Ms. Marian Dixon-Durham and any response must be emailed to marian.Dixon-Durham@ars.usda.gov. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than July 9, 2015.