Opportunity
SAM #N0018926QW247
Sole Source Digital Commons Platform Subscription for Naval War College (Elsevier Inc.)
Buyer
NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (WSS) Mechanicsburg
Posted
July 06, 2026
Respond By
July 08, 2026
Identifier
N0018926QW247
NAICS
513120, 511210
This opportunity involves a planned sole source procurement by the Department of the Navy, Naval War College, for a Digital Commons Platform Subscription from Elsevier Inc. - Agency: Department of the Navy, Naval War College - Procurement Type: Sole source, firm fixed price contract - Product: Elsevier Digital Commons Platform Subscription - Base year: August 18, 2026 – August 17, 2027 - Four option years, each one year in length, extending through August 17, 2031 - Quantity: One subscription per year (total of five years if all options exercised) - Delivery Location: Naval War College, Newport, RI - Justification: Only Elsevier is considered capable of meeting the requirement (FAR 6.302-1) - No part numbers provided; no alternative vendors or products specified - Interested parties may submit written challenges to the sole source determination - Standard FAR and DFARS clauses apply - No services beyond the subscription are included - Estimated contract value is not specified, but typical annual subscriptions for digital academic platforms range from $20,000 to $100,000 per year
Description
In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Groton Office intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price Contract to Elsevier Inc. for the purchase of Digital Commons Platform Subscription.
This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotations, however any challenges to this sole source must be received in writing and sent to casey.l.mayer.civ@us.navy.mil to be considered by the government for the purpose of determining whether or not to compete the requirement. Challenges must include information sufficient to enable the Government to make a determination that an equivalent supply exists that would meet the Governments needs as stated herein.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.