SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Renewal of Subscription to CSA Materials Research Database
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511120
— Periodical Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- NB133020-11-04789
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2011
- Point of Contact
- Divya Soni, Phone: 3019756394
- E-Mail Address
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divya.soni@nist.gov
(divya.soni@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent - Sole Source The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the NIST Research Support Services Office, intends to negotiate with ProQuest, LLC; Ann Arbor, MI, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b), Soliciting from a Single Source, to procure a renewal of the subscription described below. Background: NIST currently has a subscription to ProQuest's CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX. This database brings together in one place the majority of the leading materials science databases, with specialized content on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering application. NIST physicists and engineers depend on this database to provide them information for their research. NIST requires a renewal of the subscription to this database for a base period of October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012, plus four one-year option periods. Recent market research shows that the subscription can be provided only through ProQuest. Market research shows that no other database will satisfy the specialized material science research needs. Sources covered include over 3,000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade journal/newsletter items, patents, books and press releases. The NAICS Code is 511120. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to ProQuest for this requirement. Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST to provide the subscription necessary may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before July 21, 2011 at 4 pm EST. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Divya Soni at divya.soni@nist.gov.
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