Elsevier ScienceDirect Subscription and Open Access Publishing

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
REQUIREMENTS-25-3420-Pre-Sol
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
513120 Periodical Publishers
Place of performance
United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to award a sole-source contract to Elsevier B.V. for ScienceDirect subscription and open access publishing services, with a response deadline of August 19, 2026. NOAA will not compete this procurement; the agency is using the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 to justify noncompetitive award.

The requirement covers online full-text archival access to 33 peer-reviewed scientific journals and the Freedom Collection for the NOAA Library Network (16 libraries) and NOAA facilities without servicing libraries, providing NOAA-wide access. The subscription also includes several monographic series titles for select library locations. These titles are available exclusively from Elsevier via ScienceDirect and are essential to NOAA research operations.

The contract includes a 12-month base period and four optional 12-month periods, with subscription access running January 1 through December 31 of each contract year, commencing in 2027. The Government has set an acquisition ceiling of up to $9 million under SAP authority, authorized by RFO 12.201-1.

Although NOAA intends sole-source award, the pre-solicitation notice invites any firm believing it can meet the requirement to submit written notification to the Contracting Officer. The Government will consider such responses solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement; the final decision to compete remains within agency discretion.

Contact: Angela Royster, Contracting Officer, 325 Broadway, DSRC, Boulder, CO 80305.

Notice text

PRE-SOLICITATION

Elsevier ScienceDirect Subscription

  1. Point of Contact:
    1. Name: Angela Royster
    2. Title: Contracting Officer
    3. Address: 325 Broadway, DSRC, Boulder, CO 80305
  2. Set-aside: N/A. The Government does not intend to set-aside this procurement for a small business program.
  3. Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 513120, PSC 7630
  4. Description:
    1. This requirement is to provide a subscription for online full-text archival access to 33 peer reviewed scientific journals and the Freedom Collection for 16 NOAA Libraries (“NOAA Library Network”) and NOAA facilities without a servicing library (NOAA-wide access), as well as several monographic series titles for select library locations as outlined in the Subscriptions Required section below. These titles are essential to NOAA research and are available only from the publisher, Elsevier, via its online journal platform, ScienceDirect.
    2. NOAA intends to award a sole-source contract to Elsevier B.V. under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901, using SAP up to $9M as authorized by RFO 12.201-1. The contract period of performance includes a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. The required subscription will provide access to titles from January 1st through December 31st of each year beginning in the year 2027.
    3. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may provide written notification to the Contracting Officer. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within its discretion. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
This notice Latest pre-solicitation Pre-Solicitation
Elsevier ScienceDirect Subscription and Open Access Publishing Original Pre-Solicitation

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