NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – ScienceDirect & Knovel Online Platform Annual Subscription for 2024-2028
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W911QX24Q0003
- Agency
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ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Adelphi, Maryland 20783, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground intends to negotiate solely with Elsevier Inc. for one annual base subscription and four optional annual subscriptions to ScienceDirect and Knovel Online Platforms from 2024 through 2028. The requirement is being sole sourced to Elsevier due to their proprietary rights over the products. Other sources that believe they can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement by November 21, 2023 for consideration.
There is no set-aside designation. Elsevier Inc. is identified as the potential incumbent based in New York. The response deadline for other sources is five business days from the posting date of November 14, 2023 by email. The subscriptions would provide online access to ScienceDirect and Knovel from 2024 through 2028 on an annual basis, with a base subscription for 2024 and four optional annual extensions through 2028.
Notice text
The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(a), Only One Responsible Source, based on the company’s proprietary rights to the product. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Elsevier Inc., 230 Park AVE FL 8, New York, NY, 10169 (CAGE: 43DS5), for quantity one (1) annual base subscription and four (4) annual optional subscriptions to ScienceDirect & Knovel Online Platforms.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. 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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis (Sole Source).doc | DOC document |
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