Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source - Multi-Topic Database
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA890326Q0017
- Agency
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Air Force Installation Contracting Agency
Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 516210 Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency is issuing a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract to Cengage for a multi-topic database subscription supporting the Department of War Library, with responses due by September 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST and contract award scheduled for September 10, 2026. The subscription must provide 24/7 unlimited simultaneous user access to four integrated proprietary databases covering academic research, biography, general reference, and military and intelligence resources, including over 11,000 peer-reviewed journals, 8,000 full-text periodicals, and content on approximately 640,000 international biographical subjects. The base performance period runs from September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2027, with two optional one-year renewal periods extending through September 29, 2029. Estimated contract value is under $10 million on a firm-fixed-price basis. The sole-source justification rests on 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1), claiming Cengage holds exclusive development, copyright, and distribution rights to the collection. Market research conducted in August 2026 yielded two vendor responses; only Cengage met all minimum technical requirements. Responders must supply points of contact, business size category, socioeconomic status if applicable, CAGE Code, and UEI; submissions are limited to 10 pages and may be sent via email to SSgt Christian Etner (christian.etner@us.af.mil) and Contracting Officer Gustavo Guadron (gustavo.guadron@us.af.mil). Offerors may propose alternate products meeting specified characteristics. PSC 7630, NAICS 516210, small business size standard $47 million.
Notice text
The Government has a requirement to procure a subscription to Cengage Multi Topic
Database
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE-FY26-Multi Topic Database.pdf | ||
| JA-Multi Topic Database_Redacted.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Multi-Topic Database | Pre-Solicitation |
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