Subscription for Oxford University Press journals

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking a subscription to selected Oxford University Press journals in economics, business, and finance. The procurement specifically covers four academic publications: Review of Finance, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, The Review of Financial Studies, and the Oxford English Dictionary. The solicitation requires an enterprise electronic subscription providing full-text online access to current issues and backfiles dating from 1996, along with a new article alert service. Interested vendors must submit their responses via email to Jeremy Garrett by December 2, 2024, and must have active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). The SEC will select the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) offeror based on meeting all technical requirements outlined in Attachment 1 of the solicitation.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-aside under NAICS code 519210, with a small business size standard of $21,000,000. The contract structure includes a 12-month base period with two additional 12-month option periods, effectively allowing for a potential three-year engagement. The place of performance is the SEC headquarters located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. While specific award values are not explicitly stated, the solicitation indicates that the pricing should be a firm fixed price quote inclusive of all fees for the base and option periods. Vendors must confirm compliance with all technical specifications detailed in the Requirements List attachment and demonstrate their capability to provide comprehensive electronic access to the specified Oxford University Press journals.