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Sole Source Renewal: Elsevier ScienceDirect Social and Behavioral Sciences Collection e-journal Subscription for USNWC

This opportunity is a sole source renewal for the Elsevier ScienceDirect Social and Behavioral Sciences Collection e-journal subscription for the U.S. Naval War College. - Agency: NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Groton Contracting Office - End user: U.S. Naval War College (USNWC) - Product: Elsevier ScienceDirect Social and Behavioral Sciences Collection e-journal - Sole source due to proprietary copyrights and compatibility with USNWC's electronic library systems (Alma LSP, Primo, Springshare) - No substitutes or authorized resellers exist - Contract type: Firm fixed-price purchase order - Period of performance: Five years (Base Year: Sept 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2027; Four option years through Aug 31, 2031) - Competition: Restricted to Elsevier, Inc. unless a written challenge demonstrates an equivalent service - Procurement method: Simplified acquisition procedures for commercial services under FAR Part 12 - Commercial opportunity: Annual subscription renewal for each period - Estimated contract value: Likely in the range of $100,000 to $500,000 for five years (based on typical institutional e-journal pricing) - Primary OEM: Elsevier, Inc. (CAGE 43DS5) - Primary competitors: None identified due to sole source justification, but similar collections may be offered by Springer Nature, Wiley, or Taylor & Francis - Key requirement: Cloud-based access compatible with USNWC's library software

Description

The Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Contracting Department Groton Office, Groton, CT intends to award a Sole Source, Firm Fixed-Price, Purchase Order to Elsevier, Inc. for ScienceDirect Social and Behavioral Sciences Collection e-journal subscription for a Base Year and four (4) year option periods with a period of performance from 01 September 2026 to 31 August 2031, with an anticipated award 7/17/2026.

This acquisition will be conducted using Simplified Procedures for commercial services in accordance with FAR Part 12, as implemented by the Department of War (DoW) Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Class Deviations.  The Government intends to solicit with only one source under the authority of FAR 12.102(a) to restrict competition for an acquisition valued below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).

Streamlined commercial acquisition procedures will be utilized pursuant to FAR 12.201-1.  

This notice is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations. However, any challenges to this sole source must be received in writing and sent to sharon.j.dexter.civ@us.navy.mil to be considered by the Government for the purpose of determining whether to compete this requirement. Challenges must include information sufficient to enable the Government to determine that an equivalent service exists that would meet the Government's needs as stated herein. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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