NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – American Chemical Society
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W911SD25QA047
- Agency
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MICC Fort Eustis
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- Place of performance
- West Point, New York 10996, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Mission and Installation Contracting Command at West Point intends to sole source a digital subscription to the CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform from the American Chemical Society for the United States Military Academy Library. The procurement will be conducted under FAR 13-106-1(b)(1)(i), which allows for sole sourcing when only one source is reasonably available. The contract will cover a twelve-month digital access subscription, categorized under NAICS code 519290 for Web Search Portals and Information Services. While the notice is not a formal competitive solicitation, the agency will consider capability statements or proposals from other potential sources if received by the March 13, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT deadline. Interested parties can submit responses via email to Kelly Kotlik at kelly.p.kotlik2.civ@army.mil.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside classifications for this procurement. The sole proposed contractor is the American Chemical Society, located in Washington, DC, which will be the exclusive provider of the SciFinder Discovery Platform. The size standard for this NAICS category is 1,000 employees, and the procurement falls under the PSC category of IT and Telecom Business Application Software. While no specific award value is mentioned, the contract is for a single twelve-month subscription. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete the requirement after reviewing any submitted responses, suggesting potential flexibility in the procurement approach despite the current intent to sole source.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – American Chemical Society
Synopsis:
MICC-West Point intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13-106-1(b)(1)(i), “Only one source reasonably available” based on the company being the sole provider for the services and is therefore the only source capable of satisfying the Government requirements. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with:
American Chemical Society
1155 16TH ST NW
Washington, DC 20036, United States
This is requirement is for one (1) subscription for twelve (12) months of digital access to the CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform offered exclusively by the American Chemical Society for the United States Military Academy Library. The NAICS code for this requirement is 519290, Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services, with a size standard of 1,000 employees.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Responses to this notice are due on or before 3/13/2025 by 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) by email to Kelly Kotlik at kelly.p.kotlik2.civ@army.mil.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Sources Sought Notice – CAS SciFinder | Special Notice |
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