Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Clarivate Analytics (US), LLC
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20814, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), a Department of Defense agency, has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Clarivate Analytics (US), LLC for an institutional site-wide license agreement for EndNote bibliographic research client software. The procurement includes all software updates and technical support services. This notice was posted on August 13, 2025, and represents USU's intention to negotiate directly with Clarivate Analytics without competitive bidding. The procurement falls under the Software Publishers NAICS category and IT and Telecom Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service PSC category. USU is following FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) procedures for this acquisition.
The sole source justification is based on Clarivate Analytics being the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of EndNote software, with institutional site-wide licenses available only directly from the company. Alternative cloud-based reference management products fail to meet Department of Defense FedRAMP security compliance requirements, making EndNote the only viable solution for USU's needs. Interested parties who believe they can provide competitive advantages have until 5:00 PM EDT on August 28, 2025, to submit responses via email to shea.foster@usuhs.edu. The procurement aims to support USU's mission of providing high-quality education and research programs for health science professionals in the Uniformed Services. Any contractor responses must demonstrate how their offerings can compete with or exceed the capabilities and compliance requirements that EndNote provides to the university.
Notice text
SU intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Clarivate Analytics (US), LLC for the procurement of an institutional site-wide license agreement to the EndNote bibliographic research client software to include all software updates and technical support.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source EndNote.pdf |
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