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NRL Sole-Source Renewal of Elsevier ScienceDirect Journal Subscription

The Naval Research Laboratory plans to renew access to Elsevier ScienceDirect for research and development support. - Buyer: U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Ruth H. Hooker Research Library, Code 1050. - Requirement: Brand-name access to licensed journal content through the Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Library Platform, provided in accordance with a price quote. - Procurement approach: The notice identifies Elsevier as the sole source based on its copyright and intellectual property rights to the information. No solicitation will be posted. - Response opportunity: Firms that believe they can meet the requirement may submit capability information and supporting materials. - Quantities and part numbers: None stated; specifications refer to the attached document and price quote.

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The U.S. Department of Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Contracting Division intends to enter into a sole source contract with Elsevier in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 for the award of Elsevier ScienceDirect Online Library Platform Subscription. This is the renewal of annual subscription to which Elsevier ScienceDirect holds the copyright to the information. These are intellectual property rights which can only be provided by Elsevier ScienceDirect. Please see the attached specifications for additional details. This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. A solicitation will not be posted; however, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication of this announcement. Any submitted capability statement, proposal, quotation, or supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received shall be considered by the agency; however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government

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