Subscription agreement

Added: Jan 30, 2017 9:44 am Under the Authority of Federal Acquisitions Regulation, Part 6, Subparts 6.301 and 6.302, the U.S. Census Bureau, on behalf of the Bureau for Economic Analysis (BEA), intends to contract with Elsevier Inc., on a sole source basis to provide access to current and historical articles published in the a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to Elsevier Subscription Data. The journal subscription will be used for data collection and research on the statistical reports, projections, and analyses produced for public use. The online access will provide BEA with Elsevier subscribed products.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Base: Date of Award through December 31, 2017
Period of Performance: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Period of Performance: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Period of Performance: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Period of Performance: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Telephone request will not be honored. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence, that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit pricing and other information that demonstrates their ability to meet BEA's needs. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but offers will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received within 15 days from the publication of this synopsis, a contract may be issued to Elsevier, Inc., without further notice.