Post-award J&A Notice - Elsevier ScienceDirect
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA2396-26-P-B023
- Agency
-
Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- FA2396-26-P-B023 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Elsevier Inc.
- NAICS code
- 519210 Libraries and Archives
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- New York, New York 10169, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) posted this post-award Justification and Approval notice on February 9, 2026, to authorize sole-source procurement of online scientific and engineering literature database subscriptions under the authority of 10 USC 3204(a)(1). The justification covers access to peer-reviewed academic literature across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines from 41 approved publishers, with unlimited simultaneous access and full-text offline capabilities required to support the research missions of AFRL, AFIT, and affiliated organizations including the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Technical Applications Center, and Air Combat Command. The specific contract awarded was FA2396-26-P-B023 to Elsevier for ScienceDirect access on January 29, 2026, representing the first action under a five-year sole-source authorization covering both new orders and renewals. Market research conducted through a Sources Sought notice (April 4–May 22, 2025) and consultation with professional library associations determined that no viable alternative vendors could meet the comprehensive requirements due to exclusive copyright holdings and the necessity for integrated access across multiple disciplines. The acquisition will utilize Firm-Fixed-Price purchase orders with twelve-month License Access Periods funded through Operations & Maintenance and Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation accounts, with all contract actions expected to be executed within five years from approval.
Notice text
This Justification and Approval posting is to fulfill the requirements set forth in FAR 5.406 and FAR 6.305(a). This is a Class J&A for future AFRL and AFIT sole-source library subscription/archive purchases for a duration of five (5) years from the vendors indicated in the attached publisher list, including this specific procurement of Elsevier ScienceDirect for AFRL and AFIT.
Awarded contract FA2396-26-P-B023 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-01-29.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher_list.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Redacted_Class_JA.pdf |
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