SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Notice of Intent: Sole Source - Springer Science + Business Media
- Notice Date
- 11/21/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- #519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- 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-2018-7
- 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 Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013-1522, as the only responsible source that can provide electronic access to Springer Digital Library. The incumbent contractor shall provide subscription renewal services to the DOE?s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). The subscription period is for the 2018 calendar year, 1/1/18-12/31/18. DOE intends to award this requirement as a sole source to Springer Science + Business Media, LLC with a one (1) base year and four (4) one-year option periods. This requirement is for online access subscription renewal of existing approved/required journals and archived journals published by Springer. Based on market research, only Springer subscriptions allows access to the Springer Archives from 1840?s forward provided through Springer?s online content platform SpringerLink. The required list of journal titles (1,558) can be obtained by contacting the Technical POC listed below. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 519130 - Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals, with the size standard of 1,000 employees. 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 28, 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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