Synopsis Notification (American Chemical Society - Digital Platform)

This is a Synopsis Notification action.  The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at West Point is in the process of renewing license subscriptions to access the American Chemical Society’s digital platform and its contents.  The renewal will be from 01/20/23 thru 01/19/24 (Base Year) with 2 Option Years (01/20/24 thru 01/19/25 - and - 01/20/25 thru 01/19/26).  This action is based on the company being the sole developer and provider of the product and / or service and is therefore the only source capable of satisfying the Government’s requirement in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and 13.501(a)(1)(ii).  The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with:

                                                 American Chemical Society (ACS)

                                                 2540 Olentangy River Rd

                                                 PO Box 3012

                                                 Columbus, OH 43210-0012

This action is for continued access to ACS’s digital platform and its proprietary contents through The Jefferson Library at West Point.  The requirement will cover the following 12-month (1 year) periods:

MFR:  American Chemical Society (ACS)

P/N#:  None

ITEM:  ACS All Publications Package (License Subscription)

            ACS Legacy Archives Lease

            ACS Sponsored Read and Publish

QTY:  1 Year each (per item)

PoP:  01/20/23 thru 01/19/24 (Base Year)

MFR:  American Chemical Society (ACS)

P/N#:  None

ITEM:  ACS All Publications Package (License Subscription)

            ACS Legacy Archives Lease

            ACS Sponsored Read and Publish

QTY:  1 Year each (per item)

PoP:  01/20/24 thru 01/19/25 (Option Year 1)

MFR:  American Chemical Society (ACS)

P/N#:  None

ITEM:  ACS All Publications Package (License Subscription)

            ACS Legacy Archives Lease

            ACS Sponsored Read and Publish

QTY:  1 Year each (per item)

PoP:  01/20/25 thru 01/19/26 (Option Year 2)

The NAICS Code Qualifier is 519190 and the SBA Size Standard is $30 Million.

This is considered a sole source to the American Chemical Society (ACS) because – based on market research and to the best of MICC West Point’s knowledge – their digital platform and its contents are proprietary.  Previous notices for other sources produced no responses (Contract# W911SD17P0030 and W911SD20P0036).  Furthermore, ACS does not allow access to their digital platform through third parties. 

This Synopsis Notification is not a request for competitive proposals.  However, any interested party that believes is capable of meeting our requirement may identify themselves but must submit evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement as an authorized agent of the American Chemical Society (ACS).  If a vendor is an authorized agent of ACS, they must submit written proof from ACS that says they are authorized to sell / provide access to ACS’s digital platform and its contents.  INFO WILL BE VERIFIED.  All interested parties must provide the following data with their responses: 

1.  Company Name and Address

2.  SAMs Unique Entity ID (UEI)

3.  CAGE Code

4.  TAX ID# (aka “EIN” or “TIN”)

5.  NAICS Code(s) (see NAICS Code Qualifier above)

6.  Business Size ("Large" or "Small"… must be stated on your reply)

7.  Company POC, Email, Phone#

8.  Proof (no exceptions) - - 

a.  Authorization letter from ACS that says you are an authorized agent with permission to access their digital platform - and - sell / provide its contents or licenses on their behalf.   

A determination not to compete the requirement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Any information received will be considered solely for market research purposes to determine a potential competitive procurement.  Responses must be submitted in writing by the No-Later-Than (NLT) closing date and time stated below.  Telephone responses or requests will not be accepted.  Please submit all documents and responses to jorge.l.acevedo4.civ@army.mil by NLT 10/27/22 @ 12:00 PM (EST).