Publication of Military Microgrid Book
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N62271-26PR00147
- Agency
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Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513130 Book Publishers
- PSC
- T099 Photo/Map/Print/Publication- Other
- Place of performance
- California 93940, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Supply Systems Command intends to award a sole source contract to Springer Nature Customer Service Center, LLC for publication of an open access textbook on military microgrids, with a notice-of-intent closing date of May 15, 2026. No competitive procurement will occur; the government reserves discretion to compete based on responses received. Interested parties may submit information identifying their interest by the closing date, and all proposals will be considered in determining whether to conduct competitive procurement.
The Naval Postgraduate School's Department of Systems Engineering requires Springer to produce a 320-page textbook provisionally titled "Military Microgrids — Installation, Operational, Expeditionary, and Tactical Microgrid Applications" containing approximately 90 illustrations. The work will be published under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License and issued in open access format. Editors are Douglas Van Bossuyt (corresponding), Giovanna Oriti, Ron Giachetti, and Bill Anderson, with chapters contributed by multiple authors. The Naval Postgraduate School intends to publish new editions at a cadence of every 1-2 years.
Delivery is due August 1, 2026, to the NPS Warehouse at 1988 Lake Del Monte Drive, Building 349, Monterey, California 93943, Monday through Friday, 0700–1130 and 1230–1600 PST. For technical questions, contact Dr. Douglas Van Bossuyt (831-656-7572, douglas.vanbossuyt@nps.edu); for financial matters, Javier Jimenez (javier.jimenez@nps.edu); for warehouse deliveries, (831) 656-2256.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
NAVSUP Fleet Logistic Center San Diego intends to award a sole source contract to Springer Nature Customer Service Center, LLC for a complete publication of open access textbook provisionally titled Military Microgrids – Installation, Operational, Expeditionary, and Tactical Microgrid Applications to Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC (Springer). The textbook is about military microgrids; and have the book published in open access and are intending to put out a new edition at a cadence of every 1-2 years. The textbook comprise of approximately 320 pages including approximately 90 illustrations. The textbook is drafted by multiple editors. The work is intended to be published under the terms of Creative Commons Attirbution-NonCommercial-NoDerviatives 4.0 International License.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotation.
No solicitation or RFQ will be forthcoming.
Interested parties may identify their interest and submit information in response to this notice prior to closing date.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is entirely at the discretion of the Government.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.
However, all proposals received by the closed date specified herein will be considered by the Government.
A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 01. Statement of Requirements (Springer) (2).pdf |
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