Intent to Sole Source Membership Requirement
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- SP0604-25-Q-0408
- Agency
- Energy Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060, United States
- Points of contact
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- Joy Massey joy.massey@dla.mil (571) 596-0739
- Tawanda Curry tawanda.curry@dla.mil (571) 581-8820
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA Energy) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract to ASTM International. The contract is for an annual subscription providing unlimited electronic access to a comprehensive collection of standards, test methods, and digital resources across multiple platforms. Specifically, the subscription will include ASTM Custom Compass Collection, eLearning modules, research reports, and complete libraries from organizations like Compressed Gas Association, API, ISO, and AENOR. The contract will span four years, consisting of one base year and three one-year option periods, running from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2029. The sole source award is being pursued under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, which allows for limited competition under specific circumstances.
The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform potential vendors of DLA Energy's intent to sole source the contract and provide an opportunity for challenges to the sole source determination. Contractors wishing to challenge the sole source award must submit written objections to dlaea.bps@dla.mil, providing sufficient information to demonstrate that an equivalent product exists that could meet the government's needs. The notice emphasizes that any determination not to compete the requirement is entirely at the government's discretion. No specific eligibility criteria are outlined for contractors, but challenges must present a compelling case for alternative solutions. The opportunity is specifically for an unlimited user subscription to digital standards and resources, which DLA Energy has determined can only be provided by ASTM International through their proprietary platform. Interested parties were given until February 21, 2025, to submit any challenges, with the government reserving the right to evaluate and make a final determination on competition.
Notice text
In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, DLA Energy intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price Contract to ASTM International. This award is for a subscription/publication that provides an unlimited number of users within DLA Energy unlimited electronic access to ASTM Custom Compass Collection of active standards and test methods, eLearning modules, research reports, complete library of Compressed Gas Association (CGA), ASTM Complete, API Complete, ISO Complete Collection, and AENOR Complete Library of Standards to include European Normative Standards (ENs) as well as all European ISO adopted standards in online downloadable digital format. This is an annual membership with 1 base year and 3 one-year options. The delivery period will be 04/01/2025 to 03/31/2029.
This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotations; however, any challenges to this sole source must be received in writing and sent to dlaea.bps@dla.mil to be considered by the Government for the purpose of determining whether or not to compete the requirement. Challenges must include information sufficient to enable the Government to make a determination that an equivalent product exists which would meet the Government's needs as stated herein. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JA ASTM 2025_signed_Redacted.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Redacted J&A for Subscription | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| Intent to Sole Source Membership Requirement | Special Notice |
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