Intent to Award Sole Source- Clarivate Analytics
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519210 Libraries and Archives
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Air Force Research Laboratory has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract to Clarivate Analytics for Web of Science database access. The contract will be structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price order with a 12-month base period and four 12-month option years, scheduled for award on or about July 25, 2025. The procurement falls under NAICS code 519210 with a $21 million size standard and is classified under PSC 7630 for newspapers and periodicals. The Franzello Aeromedical Library requires access to scientific citation databases and author citation tracking services to support the research activities of USAFSAM scientists and engineers. The Air Force has justified this sole source approach based on Clarivate Analytics' exclusive legal copyright and unique market position, with no comparable replacement identified through market research.
The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to provide transparency about the intended sole source award while allowing other potential contractors to submit capability statements or proposals for consideration. Interested parties must respond by July 16, 2025, at 12:00 PM EDT to Anne Mitchell at anne.mitchell.1@us.af.mil, with submissions limited to 10 pages in Microsoft Word compatible format. Contractors must identify themselves as large U.S. business, small U.S. business, or foreign business based on the NAICS code, provide contact information, CAGE Code or DUNS Number, and specify any socioeconomic status including Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, or HUBZone. The Air Force will consider responses received within 5 days solely to determine whether to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set-aside competitive procurement. If the procurement becomes a small business set-aside, responding small businesses must demonstrate compliance with FAR 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting requirements.
Notice text
The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price order to a single source, Clarivate Analytics, on or about 25 July 2025. The period of performance (PoP) shall be 12 months after receipt of award, with four 12-month option years.
PSC: 7630
NAICS: 519210
Size Standard: $21M
Software name: Web of Science
Supplier name: Clarivate Analytics
Product description:
The Franzello Aeromedical Library requires access to a scientific citation database(s) and author citation tracking service. This database (or collection of databases) made must be available via a seamless web-based online platform providing content focused on literature from a broad variety of scientific fields and research areas relevant to the work done by the scientists and engineers of USAFSAM.
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This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received within 5 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement.
If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply.
A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Contractors should be aware of the following information:
- Contractors must include the following information:
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- Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.
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- Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above.
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- Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone.
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- Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number.
- In your response, you must address how your product meets the product characteristics specified above.
- Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.
- Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.
Responses should be emailed to Anne Mitchell at anne.mitchell.1@us.af.mil no later than 16 July 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Any questions should be directed to Anne Mitchell through email.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| IASS_WebScience.docx | DOCX document | |
| JA_Redacted.pdf |
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