Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Library Platform Subscription
Open Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Office of Naval Research
Secretary of the Navy, 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
- District of Columbia 20375, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Contracting Division, Department of the Navy, intends to award a sole-source contract to Elsevier for renewal of its annual ScienceDirect Online Library Platform subscription under FAR 6.302-1, because Elsevier holds the copyright to the platform's content and only Elsevier can provide those intellectual property rights. Responses are due November 10, 2026. The notice uses no set-aside.
This FAR Subpart 5.2 Special Notice states that no solicitation will be posted. Firms that believe they can meet the requirement must submit written notification to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication. Submissions must include a capability statement, proposal, quotation, or supporting evidence detailed enough to demonstrate compliance. The Government reserves sole discretion to compete the procurement based on responses received.
NRL's Ruth H. Hooker Research Library requires the subscription to give NRL scientists and engineers access to scientific and technical literature across multiple disciplines. The attached specifications describe the requirement. The NAICS code is 513120 (Periodical Publishers), and the PSC is 7630 (Newspapers and Periodicals).
Notice text
The U.S. Department of Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Contracting Division intends to enter into a sole source contract with Elsevier in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 for the award of Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Library Platform Subscription. This is the renewal of annual subscription to which Elsevier ScienceDirect holds the copyright to the information. These are intellectual property rights which can only be provided by Elsevier ScienceDirect. Please see the attached specifications for additional details.
This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. A solicitation will not be posted; however, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication of this announcement. Any submitted capability statement, proposal, quotation, or supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the
requirement. Responses received shall be considered by the agency; however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications Elsevier ScienceDirect.docx | DOCX document |
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