Journal Publication
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 140G0126Q0025
- Agency
- Office of Acquisitions and Grants US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 140G0126P0032 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- Points of contact
-
- Mindie Dixon mdixon@usgs.gov (303) 236-9333
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior's United States Geological Survey (USGS) Woods Hole Coastal & Marine Science Center issued a sole source justification under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for a noncompetitive acquisition with the American Chemical Society (ACS) to publish eight USGS manuscripts on gas hydrate research in the Energy & Fuels Scientific Results Volume under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. The USGS determined that ACS Energy & Fuels is uniquely positioned as the sole source capable of providing this service due to its specialized Special Research Virtual Issue format, which enables coordinated publication of multiple interrelated papers from large-scale research projects while ensuring integration, accessibility, and impact that would be fragmented across other publication venues. Although market research identified seven additional peer-reviewed journals offering open access energy and fuel publications and a Sources Sought notice was issued on the GPE, none provided a program-focused collection comparable to the ACS offering. The award to ACS is a one-time, firm fixed-price contract with an estimated dollar value that is redacted, and the anticipated award date was January 27, 2026. This acquisition satisfies multiple executive orders, secretarial orders, and public access policy requirements, though the USGS noted that future large-scale projects will utilize competitive journal selection processes.
Notice text
USGS Journal Publication ACS
Justification and Approval FAR 13.5 Attached
Anticipated award date: On or about 1/27/2026
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Publication_J_A_FAR_13_5_1.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ACS journal pubs | Award Notice | |
| Journal Publication | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| Journal publication | Pre-Solicitation |
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