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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 24, 2005 FBO #1489
SOLICITATION NOTICE

76 -- Bentham Science Publishers Online

Notice Date

12/22/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

511120 — Periodical Publishers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Health Library, Bldg. 10, Room 1L25A, Bethesda, MD, 20892
 

ZIP Code

20892
 

Solicitation Number

ML6001
 

Response Due

1/18/2006
 

Archive Date

2/2/2006
 

Description

The NIH Library intends to procure on a sole source basis from Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., P.O. Box 7917, Executive Suite Y 26, SAIF Zone, Sharjah, UAE, for electronic access to journals via the Internet. Specifically, the contractor and the NIH Library plan to enter into a site license allowing electronic access for the following twelve electronic journal titles: Current Cancer Drug Targets, Current Drug Targets, Infectious Disorders: Drug Targets, CNS & Neurological Disorders: Drug Targets, Current HIV Research, Current Medicinal Chemistry, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, Current Molecular Medicine, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Current Pharmaceutical Design, Current Protein and Peptide Science, and Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. The period of performance or subscription will be one year. Bentham Science Publishers is the publisher of these journals, already subscribed to by the NIH Library, and provides the only source for a negotiated multisite license providing access to all NIH staff. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures and is exempt from the requirement of FAR Part 6. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System code 511120 with a size standard of 500 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product/service. All capability statements received within (15) days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on 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. See Numbered Note 22.
 

Place of Performance

Address: National Institutes of Health Library, 10 Center Drive, MSC - 1150, Bldg. 10, Room 1-L13, Bethesda, Md

Zip Code: 20892-1150

Country: U S
 

Record

SN00956798-W 20051224/051222211900 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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