GALE/Cengage Learning Subscription
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0018926QL176
- Agency
-
Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 516210 Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers
- Place of performance
- Annapolis, Maryland 21402, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk seeks procurement of e-Journal subscription services, specifically eight Gale/Cengage Learning online learning databases for the Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy, with proposals due June 15, 2026. This is a sole-source procurement awarded to Cengage Learning, Inc. under FAR 6.302-1 (only one responsible source), foreclosing competition.
Place of performance is Annapolis, Maryland. The procurement covers one-year continuing resource hosting fees effective September 26, 2026 through September 25, 2027, for Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints; Gale Literature Resource Center; Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers Hosting Fee; Punch Historical Archive Hosting Fee; Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Burney Newspapers Collection; The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive; Times Digital Archive Hosting Fee; and U.S. Declassified Documents Online Hosting Fee. The NAICS code is 516210 (Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers) with a small business standard of $15 million. The PSC code is 7A21 (IT and Telecom—Business Application Software, Perpetual License Software). The justification for sole source cites compatibility requirements with existing Nimitz Library systems (Ex Libris Alma and Primo platforms), patent and proprietary data restrictions making Cengage Learning the sole copyright holder, and characterization of these subscriptions as direct replacement parts with no suitable alternatives. Each line item carries a firm-fixed price with a sixty-day quote validity period. Delivery and inspection/acceptance location is the Academic Dean & Provost office at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Notice text
This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial supplies with services, prepared in accordance with the information in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (hereinafter “RFO”) FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued
PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/).
The reference number is N0018926QL176. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2025-06 (effective 1 October 2025) and DFARS Publication Notice 20251110 (effective 10 November 2025). It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses:
https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far
http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html
The applicable NAICS code is 516210 and the Small Business Standard is $15.0 (millions of dollars). The Product Service Code is 7A21. The purpose of this requirement is to procure e-Journal Subscription Services in accordance with the Statement of Work.
The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Contracting Department, Norfolk, VA 23511-3392, intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to Cengage Learning, Inc. per the attached Redacted Sole Source Justification. As a result, this requirement will not be set aside for small business concerns. The activity’s small business office concurs with this determination.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Cengage Learning, Inc. The authority for use of other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Quotes shall be submitted to Ms. Trumeka King at trumeka.c.king.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 11:00am EST, 15 June 2026. Quote submissions received after the stated submission deadline may not be considered for award.
System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/.
All quotes shall include price(s) showing any and all materials and labor, FOB destination, a point of contact, name and phone number, business size, and payment terms. The quote shall explicitly confirm that the quoter can meet all of the Technical Requirements and provide all of the Deliverables for the period of performance specified above. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.
THE CONTRACT LINE ITEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
CLIN ITEM/DESCRIPTION QTY U/I UNIT PRICE TOTAL AMOUNT
0001 Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints 1 EA
0002 Gale Literature Resource Center 1 EA
0003 Nineteenth Century U.S Newspapers Hosting Fee 1 EA
0004 Punch Historical Archive, (1841-1992) Hosting Fee 1 EA
0005 Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Burney Newspapers Collection Hosting Fee 1 EA
0006 The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, (1902-2014) Hosting Fee 1 EA
0007 Times Digital Archive: (1785-1985) Hosting Fee 1 EA
0008 U.S. Declassified Documents Online Hosting Fee 1 EA
Total Amounts
**SEE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
Required Delivery Date:
9/26/2026 – 9/25/2027
Deliver to:
U.S. Naval Academy, Nimitz Library
589 McNair Road,
Annapolis, MD 21402-1323
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE ATTACHED:
- Solicitation N0018926QL176
- Redacted Sole Source Justification
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 4.03 Redacted Justification for Sole Source.pdf | ||
| 4.02 RFQ-N0018926QL176.pdf |
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