Notice of Intent - Renewal for SciFinder Enterprise Fee with PatentPak

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to CAS, which is a division of the American Chemical Society, for the annual subscription renewal of the SciFinder Enterprise Fee with PatentPack. This is considered a sole source to CAS because, to the best of the NETL’s knowledge, based on market research conducted CAS is the only known source that can provide the SciFinder subscription renewal. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement.



This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested 10:00 AM ET on September 2, 2016. Responses must be submitted in writing to the purchasing agent, Lora Stumpf, via email at Lora.Stumpf@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received.



A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement 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.