Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Online Library Platform Subscription
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0017325QKN05
- Agency
-
Office of Naval Research
Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Navy's Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Contracting Division has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to enter into a sole source contract with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) for an annual subscription to SIAM's online journal platform. This procurement is being conducted under FAR 6.302-1, which allows for sole source contracting when only one responsible source can satisfy the agency's requirements. The subscription will provide access to SIAM's journal platform for the Ruth H. Hooker Research Library at NRL, supporting the laboratory's research and development missions. The Naval Research Laboratory serves as the U.S. Navy's corporate laboratory located in Washington, DC, requiring access to essential scientific and technical literature for its scientists and engineers. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 513120 (Periodical Publishers) and PSC code 7630 (Newspapers and Periodicals).
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors that NRL intends to award this subscription contract directly to SIAM due to their exclusive intellectual property rights and copyright ownership of the journal content. The notice was posted on September 2, 2025, with a response deadline of September 16, 2025, giving interested firms 15 days to submit written notifications to the Contracting Officer if they believe they can meet the requirements. Any contractor wishing to challenge the sole source approach must provide capability statements, proposals, quotations, or supporting evidence in sufficient detail to demonstrate their ability to comply with the requirement. While the government will consider any responses received, the determination to compete this procurement remains entirely at the government's discretion. No formal solicitation will be posted, as this is intended as a direct renewal of an existing annual subscription arrangement with SIAM.
Notice text
The U.S. Department of Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Contracting Division intends to enter into a sole source contract with Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 for the award of SIAM Journal Subscription. This is the renewal of annual subscription to which SIAM holds the copyright to the information. These are intellectual property rights which can only be provided by SIAM.
Please see the attached specifications for additional details.
This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. A solicitation will not be posted; however, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication of this announcement. Any submitted capability statement, proposal, quotation, or supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received shall be considered by the agency; however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications SIAM.docx | DOCX document |
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