SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Services to provide electronic access via the internet for all USDA users to the databases 1) Fish, Fisheries & Aquatic Biodiversity Worldwide and 2) Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide.
- Notice Date
- 7/17/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519120
— Libraries and Archives
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Acquisition and Property Division, Acquisition Branch (MD), 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building 3, Mailstop: 5116, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- PR595253
- Archive Date
- 7/28/2012
- Point of Contact
- James D. Mills, Phone: 3015040901
- E-Mail Address
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james.mills@ars.usda.gov
(james.mills@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS) on behalf of the National Agriculture Library (NAL), intends to award a sole source contract to EBSCO Industries, Inc. The purpose of this award is to provide electronic access via the internet for all USDA users to the databases 1) Fish, Fisheries & Aquatic Biodiversity Worldwide and 2) Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide. The National Agricultural Library is mandated (7 U.S.C. 3101) to serve as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States. One of its functions in that role is the acquisition of information in all aspects of agriculture and allied sciences. In support of this function, the NAL acquires journal publications in electronic format from publishers and makes the journals accessible to USDA employees and library patrons via the internet. In keeping with its charge to collect agricultural and related information, it seeks to maintain a collection of publications in various formats from a variety of publishers and sources. EBSCO is the only source determined capable of supplying NAL's requirement for electronic access to these databases via the internet, with regular download of updated database content to USDA servers. As the sole publisher of these databases, only EBSCO can provide USDA with the database content and delivery of updated electronic database files. The publications provided by the vendor are proprietary, and only the vendor can deliver access to the Fish, Fisheries & Aquatic Biodiversity Worldwide database and the Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide database, with regular loads of updated database content from EBSCO to a server at NAL. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 519120 Libraries and Archives Authority for this sole source procurement is under 10 U.S.C.2403 (c) (1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1, one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Any firm that believes it can provide the services listed above may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. The successful company must be registered in the Central Contractor's Database (CCR) and also the Online Representations and Certification (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. The Point of Contact for this action is Mr. James Mills and any response must be emailed to James.Mills@ars.usda.gov. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than July 27, 2012.
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