Notice of Intent to Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) Emerald Journal Subscription
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912HZ27QA006
- Agency
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Engineer Research and Development Center
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Mississippi 39180, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center announced on October 20, 2026, its intent to award a sole-source contract to Emerald Publishing Limited for multiple physical site licenses to ICE Publishing journals, with responses due by October 27, 2026. The procurement will proceed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 12) on a non-competitive basis; Emerald Group Publishing Limited holds proprietary rights as the sole source provider of the current content. The requirement covers the ICE Publishing Current Journals Collection and ICE Publishing Science Journals Collection. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation will be issued; however, all responsible sources may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations for Government consideration. Any submission must include sufficient detail demonstrating the vendor's ability to fulfill the requirement, a description of past experience on the same or similar work, and references. The Government will use information received solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement; the decision to proceed non-competitively remains at Government discretion. Oral communications are not acceptable. Interested parties must submit written responses to Elizabeth.D.Washington@usace.army.mil with the notice number in the subject line. The NAICS code is 513120 (Periodical Publishers); PSC is 7630 (Newspapers and Periodicals).
Notice text
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), intends to issue an award to Emerald Publishing Limited, Floor 5, NorthSpring, 21-23 Wellington Street Leeds, LS1 4DL, United Kingdom, a sole source basis utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures as outlined in FAR Part 12. The requirement is for multiple physical site licenses for the following journals: ICE Publishing journals. The license is propriety to Emerald Group Publishing Limited; Emerald Group Publishing Limited is the sole source provider of the current content.
The ICE Publishing electronic titles are the following:
ICE Publishing Current Journals Collection
ICE Publishing Science Journals Collection
The NAICS code for this requirement is 513120 with a size standard of 1000 employees.
This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendors ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each.
Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to Elizabeth.D.Washington@usace.army.mil.
The notice number shall be included in the subject line of e-mail submissions. Responses should be received by date specified above.
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