Opportunity
SAM #49100426Q0036
NSF Sole Source Procurement: Custom Web of Science Data Extract from Clarivate
Buyer
National Science Foundation
Posted
June 26, 2026
Respond By
June 30, 2026
Identifier
49100426Q0036
NAICS
519290, 519190, 541990
This notice announces the National Science Foundation's (NSF) intent to issue a sole source purchase order to Clarivate for a proprietary data extract from the Web of Science platform. - NSF seeks a Custom Data Extract - Web of Science - XML - Custom With Updates from Clarivate - Includes metadata from over 12,500 journals across 250+ disciplines (science, social science, humanities) - Covers conference proceedings and book metadata - Data set includes records from 1900 to present, with over 63 million article records and 1 billion cited references - The requirement is for a specific, proprietary data extract not available from other vendors without significant duplication of cost - Clarivate is identified as the only responsible source for this requirement - No specific purchase quantity or part number is provided in the notice - Opportunity is a sole source procurement; no competitive solicitation is planned
Description
Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action: NSF intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Clarivate for Custom Data Extract - Web of Science - XML - Custom With Updates. This data includes metadata from over 12,500 journals spanning over 250 science, social science and humanities disciplines. Conference proceedings and book metadata are also available. Data are available back to 1900 and include over 63 million article records and 1 billion cited references to date.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This synopsis is for informational purposes only.
Market research and technical validation confirm that this specific proprietary commercial software license is essential to the Government's requirement. Similar commercial products or alternative platforms cannot be modified to meet agency operational parameters without substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition per RFO FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A). Under RFO policy, the statutory exception applies that only one responsible commercial source can satisfy the Government requirement.