Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Library Platform Subscription
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00173-23-Q-KN16
- Agency
-
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
- Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Special Notice announces the Naval Research Laboratory's intent to enter into a sole source contract renewal with Elsevier for its ScienceDirect online library platform subscription. The Naval Research Laboratory seeks to continue providing its scientists and engineers access to licensed journal articles, books and other research materials through Elsevier's ScienceDirect platform to support the organization's research and development missions.
The Special Notice instructs that Elsevier ScienceDirect holds the copyright to the information sought and is therefore the only eligible source for this requirement. Responses are due by April 20, 2023, though no solicitation will be posted as this is intended as a sole source renewal. The selected contractor must provide online access and article files as specified in the attached specifications document. Quarterly title reports and additional customized usage reports upon request are also requirements. An annual title-level price list update is expected by September 1 each year. While no other sources may respond, any firm believing they can meet the need may notify the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication.
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.pdf |
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