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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF OCTOBER 17, 2020 SAM #6897
SPECIAL NOTICE

D -- Elsevier Science Direct Database Subscription

Notice Date

10/15/2020 11:43:21 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

519130 — Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
 

Contracting Office

W6QM MICC-WEST POINT WEST POINT NY 10996-1514 USA
 

ZIP Code

10996-1514
 

Solicitation Number

0011560453
 

Response Due

10/22/2020 12:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

11/06/2020
 

Point of Contact

Matthew Ye
 

E-Mail Address

matthew.y.ye2.civ@mail.mil
(matthew.y.ye2.civ@mail.mil)
 

Description

SUBJECT: Award a Sole Source Contract to Elsevier Science Direct FAR 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source (except brand name) The U.S. Military Academy, Mission & Installation Contracting Command (MICC), West Point, NY is planning to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, for subscription to Elsevier Science Direct. Science Direct supports research and education with interactive elements in articles such as audio, video, graphs, tables and images, and offers tools so users can keep current with research trends. Content on ScienceDirect also features embedded links to external datasets, including earth and environmental science data from PANGAEA, abstract and indexing data from Scopus and chemical reactions data from Reaxys. With over 12.6 million content pieces available-including pre-publication articles and open access content from Elsevier journals-ScienceDirect is a premier platform for discovering the world of research. This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract, and is not a request for competitive proposals. The proposed contract is for the Elsevier Science Direct database subscription. �The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), pursuant to the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The Mission Installation Contracting Command - West Point on behalf of the United States Military Academy (USMA) West Point intends to award sole source, firm fixed price contract to (ELSEVIER BV, RADARWEG 29, AMSTERDAM) for Elsevier Science Direct. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 519130 with the associated size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to meet all aspects of the requirement. Responses should be addressed to, Mr. Matthew Ye via email at matthew.y.ye2.civ@mail.mil no later than the response date and time of 15:00 PM EDT on Thursday, 22�October�2020. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/ef03cd995dce4b55a2f33dacb9723d0b/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: West Point, NY 10996, USA

Zip Code: 10996

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05828075-F 20201017/201015230135 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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