Notice of intent to award a sole source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- OSTI-2026-5
- Agency
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Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract to American Institute of Physics for the provision of online journal subscriptions. This special notice, posted on December 31, 2025, indicates that DOE intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), which permits sole source awards when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. The contract is classified under NAICS code 513120 (Periodical Publishers) with a size standard of 1,000 employees and falls within PSC category 7630 (Newspapers and Periodicals). American Institute of Physics has been identified as the sole provider capable of meeting DOE's specific needs for this requirement.
The primary objective of this contract is to provide DOE's Office of Science with online access to American Institute of Physics journals for the 2026 calendar year through a 12-month subscription period. The subscription will grant direct access to restricted journals via a dedicated link on the OSTI.gov website, accessible exclusively to the Office of Science and not to the general public. Although this is not a traditional request for proposals, any vendor believing it can meet the stated requirements may submit a written response by the deadline of January 6, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. EST to barnettn@osti.gov. Prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to contract award. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete the proposed order based on responses received, and this notice should not be interpreted as a solicitation for bids or quotes.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. DOE intends to award this requirement as a sole source to American Institute of Physics. American Institute of Physics is the sole provider for access to the required online journals.
The incumbent contractor shall provide the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC) an online journal subscription for online access to the American Institute of Physics journals listed below. Subscription is by calendar year. Access is restricted to the Office of Science. DOE is provided with a direct link to the website which is listed on the OSTI.gov website under the pulldown tab labeled research tools via the SCeJournals link button. This for the Office of Science and is not publically accessible. Subscription period is for the 2026 calendar year. DOE intends to award this requirement as a sole source to American Institute of Physics with a 12-month period.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 513120 – Periodical Publishers, with the size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes.
Any vendor who believes it is capable of meeting the DOE-OSTI’s requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by January 6, 2026 by 3:30 p.m. EST. Responses to this posting must be in writing and submitted to barnettn@osti.gov. A determination not to compete the proposed order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Please note that any prospective offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to award in accordance with FAR part 4.11.
Contracting Office Address:
US Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information
P.O. Box 62
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Government Point of Contact: Natalie Barnett
Phone: (865) 241-3526
Email: barnettn@osti.gov
The American Institute of Physics subscription includes the following 29 periodicals:
- AIP Select:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Chaos
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Journal of Chemical Physics
- Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Physics of Fluids
- Physics of Plasmas
- Physics Today
- Review of Scientific Instruments
- American Journal of Physics
- Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data
- AVS All:
- AVS Quantum Science
- Biointerphases
- Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A
- Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B
- Surface Science Spectra
- Access Only Journals:
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Applied Physics Reviews
- Biomicrofluidics
- Biophysics Reviews
- Chemical Physics Reviews
- Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics
- Journal of Laser Applications (includes LIA Conference Proceedings)
- Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
- Journal of Rheology
- Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
- Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
- Low Temperature Physics
- The Physics Teacher
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