Notice of intent to award a sole source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- OSTI-2026-6
- Agency
-
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) Office of Science has published a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract to Royal Society of Chemistry. This is not a request for quotations or proposals, but rather a notice of the agency's intention to award a firm fixed price contract under FAR 13.106. The DOE identifies Royal Society of Chemistry as the sole provider capable of meeting its requirement for online journal subscription access. The contract will be classified under NAICS code 513120 (Periodical Publishers) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice was posted on December 31, 2025, and applies to the Department of Energy's civilian operations.
The objective of this procurement is to provide the DOE Office of Science with continuous online access to Royal Society of Chemistry journals for the 2026 calendar year through a direct link available on the OSTI.gov website under research tools. The subscription access is restricted to the Office of Science personnel only and is not publicly accessible. Interested vendors have until January 6, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. EST to submit written responses to barnettn@osti.gov; however, the government retains sole discretion to proceed with the sole source award regardless of responses received. All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to contract award in accordance with FAR part 4.11. While this notice invites responses from vendors who believe they can meet the stated requirements, the DOE's preference for Royal Society of Chemistry as a sole source provider is already established based on their exclusive access to the required journals.
Notice text
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 13.106 Soliciting Competition, Evaluation of Quotations or Offers, Award and Documentation. DOE intends to award this requirement as a sole source to Royal Society of Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry 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 Royal Society of Chemistry 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 Royal Society Chemistry.
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
List of Journals:
- Catalysis Science & Technology (2010-2026)
- Chemical Communications (2008-2026)
- Dalton Transactions (2008-2026)
- Energy & Environmental Science (2008-2026)
- Faraday Discussions (2008-2026)
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2013-2026)
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C (2013-2026)
- Lab on a Chip (2008-2026)
- Nanoscale (2009-2026)
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) (2008-2026)
- Polymer Chemistry (2010-2026)
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