EndNote Licenses

Added: Jun 29, 2016 11:19 am NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Thomson Reuters of Washington DC for site licenses to Endnote bibliographic tool. This will be for a base year and three option years.

The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) requirement is proprietary to Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters is the creator and sole source for EndNote site licenses. They are the developers and sole proprietor of these applications. The period of performance is: August 21, 2016 - August 20, 2017 and III Option Years.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.