Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) Subscription

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks authenticated, perpetual electronic access to the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) subscription for all USDA employees, contractors, authorized public on-site users, cooperators, and volunteers at all USDA locations worldwide, with quotations due August 14 and questions due August 7. The procurement is a total small business set-aside, though the agency intends to award on a single source basis to MyJoVE Corporation (UEI: T19JKDBW6B55, located at 625 Mass Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts).

Place of performance is Calverton, Maryland. The contract structure consists of one one-year base period and four one-year option periods, for a total potential five-year duration. The requirement includes perpetual access to all JoVE sections including JoVE Science Education, available 24 hours daily, with administrative interface access and monthly usage statistics provided within five days of award. Authorized users retain rights to view, print, save, reuse, and disseminate content for ordinary business, scholarly, and educational purposes on a non-commercial basis. A firm-fixed price contract is anticipated.

The NAICS code is 513120, Periodical Publishers, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. PSC code is 7630, Newspapers and Periodicals. Evaluation applies lowest price technically acceptable criteria per FAR 12.203 and 12.204, assessing technical acceptability against salient characteristics of the brand name product, past performance as acceptable/neutral/unacceptable, and pricing for fair and reasonableness. All responsive quotations must include pricing for the base year and all four option years.