SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Notice of Intent: Sole Source - Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
- Notice Date
- 11/15/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Office of Scientific and TechnicalU.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Scientific and Technical1 Science.Gov WayOak RidgeTN37830US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- OSTI-2018-1
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. The U.S. Department of Energy?s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) intends to issue a firm-fixed award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(i)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, to Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID). This requirement is for the renewal of membership to ORCID. Based on market research, only ORCID can provide the access to the required identifier used to assist researchers in DOE information systems. The membership period is the 2018 calendar year, 1/1/18-12/31/18. DOE intends to award this requirement as a sole source to ORCID with a one (1) base year and four (4) one-year option periods. ORCID is a non-profit organization supported by a global community of organizational members, including research organizations, publishers, funders, professional associations, and other stakeholders in the research ecosystem. ORCID provides an identifier for individuals to use with their name as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities. The tools ORCID provides enables transparent and trustworthy connections between researchers, their contributions, and affiliations. With an ORCID membership, OSTI will be able to participate in working groups, have full voting rights on ORCID policy and technical decisions, and gain access to the ORCID database for purpose of adding and retrieving author records and integrating ORCID data, linkage, and tools into our information systems. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via e-mail to the point of contact or alternate point of contact. Any vendor who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by November 21, 2017 by 5:00 p.m. EST. Responses to this posting must be in writing and submitted to paynet@osti.gov by 5:00 p.m. local time. A determination not to compete the proposed order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Please note that any prospective offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to award in accordance with FAR part 4.11. Contracting Office Address: US Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information P.O. Box 62 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Government Point of Contact: Tammy Payne Phone: (865) 576-0247 FAX: (865) 576-3589 EMAIL: paynet@osti.gov
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- Record
- SN04741172-W 20171117/171115231254-54f21cacb24964dd8cfa467faaf425ce (fbodaily.com)
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