Intent to Sole Source - Elsevier (ScienceDirect) Journals
Closed Special Notice Posted
A later notice was posted: the Limited / Sole Source Justification from .
- Solicitation number
- PANMVD-25-P-001847
- Agency
-
ENDIST Rock Island
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- R605 Support- Administrative: Library
- Place of performance
- Rock Island, Illinois 61201, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District has issued a Special Notice announcing their intent to sole source online access to Elsevier (ScienceDirect) journals. The procurement will be conducted under the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 and implemented through Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 13.5. The notice specifically relates to acquiring access to 39 scientific and academic journals across disciplines including water resources, ecology, environmental science, marine biology, and engineering. The procurement falls under NAICS code 513120 for Periodical Publishers, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This special notice indicates the government's plan to directly procure these journal subscriptions from Elsevier B.V. without a competitive bidding process.
Contractors interested in demonstrating capability to meet this requirement must submit a written capability statement to the Contracting Officer by Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. Central Time. The government will review any submissions solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement, with the ultimate determination remaining within their discretion. To be eligible for a potential government award, firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and complete a one-time registration with annual confirmation of information accuracy. The notice emphasizes that this is not a request for competitive quotes, and no solicitation will be issued. Firms submitting capability statements will not be reimbursed for any costs associated with preparing their response. Interested parties should direct any questions or capability statements to Chris McCabe, Contract Specialist, via email at christopher.a.mccabe@usace.army.mil.
Notice text
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, intends to procure online access to the Elsevier (ScienceDirect) journals outlined below, on a sole source basis with Elsevier B.V., in accordance with the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented by FAR subpart 13.5 and FAR 13.106(b)(2), for purchases exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold and only one source reasonably available.
The NAICS code for this procurement is 513120 - Periodical Publishers with a size standard of 1,000 employees.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and no solicitation will be issued. However, any business firm that believes it can meet the requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer in the form of a capability statement.
Supporting evidence in sufficient detail that demonstrates the ability to comply with the requirement listed and must be furnished to the point of contact listed below by Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. Central Time.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will not reimburse for any costs connected with supplying sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirements listed. In order to receive a Government award, a firm must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://sam.gov/). Firms must register on a one-time basis, and annually confirm accuracy and completeness of registration information.
Questions and capability statements should be sent directly to Chris McCabe, Contract Specialist, at christopher.a.mccabe@usace.army.mil.
ELSEVIER (ScienceDirect) JOURNALS:
Advances in Water Resources
Animal Behaviour
Aquatic Botany
Biological Conservation
Business Horizons
Coastal Engineering
Computers and Geotechnics
CATENA
Ecological Economics
Ecological Engineering
Ecological Modelling
Economics of Transportation
Engineering Geology
Environmental Impact Assessment Review
Environmental Pollution
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Fisheries Research
Forest Ecology and Management
Geomorphology
Geotextiles and Geomembranes
Harmful Algae
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
Journal of Archaeological Science
Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Journal of Great Lakes Research
Journal of Hydrology
Long Range Planning
Marine Geology
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Ocean Engineering
Ocean & Coastal Management
Science of the Total Environment
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Water Research
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Elsevier (ScienceDirect) Journals Sole Source J&A | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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