Purchase of Clarivate Web of Science API Expanded Basic and Derwent API Global Patent Data

NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA/NSSC) issued this Special Notice on January 5, 2026, regarding the procurement of Clarivate Web of Science API Expanded Basic and Derwent API Global Patent Data services. The agency intends to award a sole source contract to Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), as it has determined that Clarivate is the sole provider of these specific services. The procurement will be conducted using commercial items and services procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13. Performance will be located at NASA Ames Research Center, and the NAICS classification for this procurement is 513210 (Software Publishers).

The objective of this procurement is to provide NASA's SBIR/STTR Program with access to Web of Science API and Derwent API Global Patent Data to support foreign influence due diligence requirements for small business applicants. The data will enable NASA to assess cybersecurity practices, conduct patent analysis, review employee details, and evaluate foreign ownership of companies applying for SBIR/STTR awards. Interested organizations must submit written capabilities and qualifications to the identified point of contact by January 8, 2026, at 12 p.m. Central Standard Time, and such submissions will be evaluated solely to determine whether the procurement should be conducted on a competitive basis rather than as a sole source award. The contract period runs from December 2025 through December 2026, and contractors must comply with OMB memo M-25-22 requirements regarding disclosure of artificial intelligence technology use during contract performance. Only written submissions are acceptable; oral communications will not be considered in response to this notice.