Knovel Online Subscription
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0017326P2424
- Agency
-
Office of Naval Research
Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Awarded
- to Elsevier Inc.
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- N0017326P2424 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research awarded a sole source contract to Elsevier Inc. for a five-year Knovel online subscription on May 1, 2026, with a total value of $639,079.
The contract (N0017326P2424) consists of a base year in FY26 plus four option years running through FY30, with each period spanning 12 months. Performance is governed under FAR subpart 13.5 simplified procedures for commercial items. The Knovel platform is a proprietary web-based application integrating technical and engineering content with interactive analytical tools, interactive equations, graphs, and material property databases. Elsevier holds exclusive licensing and aggregation rights for resources from nearly 170 leading technical societies and publishers. The Office of Naval Research justified the sole source award under 41 U.S.C. 1901(c)(2), finding that Elsevier is the sole developer, owner, and distributor of Knovel's patented integrated solution with no functionally equivalent alternatives available. Market research through a 14-day Sources Sought Notice posted to SAM.gov from March 17–31, 2026 yielded no responses. The NRL commits to continuous market research before subsequent acquisitions to identify alternative solutions if viable platforms emerge.
Notice text
This contract is awarded to Elsevier Inc. as a sole source contract, under simplified procedures for certain commercial items included in FAR subpart 13.5 for access to their Knovel online journal.
Awarded contract N0017326P2424 to ELSEVIER INC. for 639079.00 on 2026-05-01.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JA Elsevier Knovel Redacted.pdf |
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