Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Oxford University Press
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W16W7U0012319531
- Agency
-
MICC Fort Eustis
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513130 Book Publishers
- PSC
- 7H20 It And Telecom - Platform Products: Database, Mainframe, Middleware (Hw, Perpetual License Software)
- Place of performance
- West Point, New York 10996, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Eustis has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for an Oxford University Press Online Evidenced Base eBook collection subscription. The notice indicates the government's intention to negotiate exclusively with Oxford University Press under FAR 13-106-1(b)(1)(i) authority, citing the company as the only source reasonably available to meet the requirement. This is a recurring procurement for the United States Military Academy Library at West Point, with the intended vendor being The Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford located in Cary, North Carolina. The solicitation number is W16W7U0012319531 and falls under NAICS Code 513130 for Book Publishers with a size standard of 1,000 employees.
The primary purpose of this notice is to inform the marketplace of the government's intent to conduct a sole source procurement while providing an opportunity for other potential vendors to demonstrate their capabilities. Any responsible source believing they can meet the requirement may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations by July 16, 2025, at 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time via email to Dennis Cook at dennis.j.cook8.civ@army.mil. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the requirement based on responses received. This notice specifically states it is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes, but rather a formal notification of the government's procurement intentions. The requirement involves a specialized eBook collection subscription service for military educational purposes, which the government has determined can only be satisfied by the identified sole source provider.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
W16W7U0012319531
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:
The Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford
4000 Centre Green Way STE 310
Cary, North Carolina
27513-5822, United States
This is a recurring requirement for one (1) Oxford University Press Online Evidenced Base eBook collection subscription for the USMA Library at the United States Military Academy. The NAICS Code is 513130 – Book Publishers 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 7/16/2025 by 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) by email to Dennis Cook at dennis.j.cook8.civ@army.mil.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Oxford Press.docx | DOCX document |
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