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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 15, 2019 FBO #6474
SPECIAL NOTICE

D -- iThenticate Enterprise Edition

Notice Date

8/13/2019
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

511210 — Software Publishers
 

Contracting Office

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building 3 Mailstop: 5117 Beltsville MD 20705
 

ZIP Code

20705
 

Solicitation Number

972829
 

Response Due

8/15/2019
 

Archive Date

8/16/2019
 

Point of Contact

Marian Dyson, Contract Specialist, Phone 3015041700
 

E-Mail Address

marian.dyson@usda.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Vendors that believe they can provide the services listed above are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. This procurement will be processed pursuant to FAR Part 12 and Part 13.5. No solicitation will be issued. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Responses are to be received within 2 days of this notice. No telephone calls are being accepted. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), intends to negotiate and award on a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) basis. A purchase order will be one-year firm fixed price awarded to Turnitin LLC for iThenticate; iThenticate is a subscription-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution. The service bundle known as plagiarism detection service, incorporates all aspects of the requirement. The anticipated date of award will be no later than 08.15.2019. iThenicate was the only solution that met all requirements. Other solutions in the market place are geared for undergrad and grad-level assignments and do have sufficient STEM literature coverage to meet the needs of the ARS scientific research output. iThenticate®, including its associated components, is a single source product developed and sold by Turnitin, LLC. The product is a unique service that is not offered by any other vendor or reseller in a similar format. The product may be procured only from Turnitin, LLC. No other source or competitor may legally modify or change the software nor would have access to the code to do so. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (13-AUG-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/be7080126100462a6111ac9bd9162114)
 

Place of Performance

Address: USDA/National Agricultural Library 10301 Baltimore Avenue Beltsville, MD

Zip Code: 20705

Country: US
 

Record

SN05403014-F 20190815/190813230020 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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