Post-award J&A Notice - Oxford M&PS Journals
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA2396-26-P-B008
- Agency
-
Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- FA2396-26-P-B008 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 519210 Libraries and Archives
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Cary, North Carolina, 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) issued a Class Justification and Approval (J&A) notice on February 4, 2026, to fulfill FAR requirements for sole-source procurement of online scientific and engineering literature database subscriptions over a five-year period. The justification covers 39 pre-approved academic publishers and information services vendors, including major publishers such as Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, and John Wiley & Sons, which will supply peer-reviewed journal access and archive materials to support research operations across multiple Air Force organizations. The sole-source authority is justified under 10 USC 3204(a)(1) based on market research conducted from April through May 2025 that determined only these publishers can satisfy requirements, as each holds exclusive copyrights to their respective content and resellers cannot provide the necessary comprehensive, real-time access at reasonable costs. The specific contract award FA2396-26-P-B008 for Oxford M&PS (Mathematics and Physical Sciences) Journals was awarded on January 30, 2026, though the vendor name and contract value have not been publicly disclosed. All contracts will be structured as Firm-Fixed-Price purchase orders with twelve-month license access periods and option years where applicable, with fair and reasonable pricing determinations made for each contract action using price analysis techniques and historical data.
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 Oxford M&PS Journals for AFIT.
Awarded contract FA2396-26-P-B008 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-01-30.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher list.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| CLASS JA Library_Redacted.pdf |
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