SAM #N62271-26PR00147

Sole Source Publication of Military Microgrid Textbook with Springer Nature

This opportunity involves the sole source procurement of publication services for a military-focused open access textbook: - The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Systems Engineering, under NAVSUP Fleet Logistic Center San Diego, seeks to contract Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC for the complete publication of a textbook titled 'Military Microgrids – Installation, Operational, Expeditionary, and Tactical Microgrid Applications.' - The book will be approximately 320 pages with about 90 illustrations, edited by Dr. Douglas Van Bossuyt and colleagues, and is intended for military base power managers and personnel. - The publication must be open access and released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. - Delivery of the initial edition is required by August 1, 2026, to the NPS Warehouse in Monterey, CA. - The government intends to release new editions every 1-2 years, with Springer as the sole source due to their unique publishing capabilities. - No other OEMs or vendors are referenced; Springer is the only named provider. - Key requirements include open access publication, specific licensing, and periodic new editions. - The place of performance and delivery is the NPS Warehouse, 1988 Lake Del Monte Drive, Building 349, Monterey, CA 93943.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT NAVSUP Fleet Logistic Center San Diego intends to award a sole source contract to Springer Nature Customer Service Center, LLC for a complete publication of open access textbook provisionally titled Military Microgrids – Installation, Operational, Expeditionary, and Tactical Microgrid Applications to Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC (Springer). The textbook is about military microgrids; and have the book published in open access and are intending to put out a new edition at a cadence of every 1-2 years. The textbook comprise of approximately 320 pages including approximately 90 illustrations. The textbook is drafted by multiple editors. The work is intended to be published under the terms of Creative Commons Attirbution-NonCommercial-NoDerviatives 4.0 International License.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotation. No solicitation or RFQ will be forthcoming. Interested parties may identify their interest and submit information in response to this notice prior to closing date.   A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is entirely at the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received by the closed date specified herein will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

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