Notice of Intent to Award a Purchase Order to EBSCO Industries

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, WV intends to award a purchase order to EBSCO Industries, Inc of Tinton Falls, NJ for online database services to Education Research Complete, SocIndex with Full Text ,and access to ERIC and online access to EBSCOhost for seventeen (17) electronic journals titled Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences - multisite, Canadian Journal of Zoology - multisite, Environmental Communication Online, Environmental Ethics Online, Environmental Practice Online, Environmental Values Online, Human Dimensions of Wildlife Online, Human Wildlife Interactions, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Environmental Education, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Quality & Quantity Online, Social Indicators Research, Springerlink Online Package, and Taylor and Francis Online. The period of performance for the proposed contract is 01/01/2014 through 12/31/2014. The proposed contract is for supplies and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. However, all proposals received within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses with this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.