SPECIAL NOTICE
76 -- Electronic access to ASCESS Digital Library Current
- Notice Date
- 4/3/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511120
— Periodical Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - National Capital Region Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-32SB-S-15-TH003
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2015
- Point of Contact
- Travis Heller,
- E-Mail Address
-
travis.heller@ars.usda.gov
(travis.heller@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) in Beltsville, MD, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures with the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), 5585 Guilford Road, Fitchburg, WI 53711-1086, to provide electronic access via the internet for all USDA users to the ACSESS Digital Library, a complete collection of all content published by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America. (ASA-CSSA-SSSA). NAL requires electronic access via the internet for use by all USDA employees, authorized public on-site users, cooperators, and volunteers working on behalf of USDA and acting within the scope of their relationship with USDA during the period of performance. Access must include perpetual data rights to the content. The circumstance permitting other than full and open competition is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and 41 USC 253(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or source will meet agency needs. The National Agricultural Library (NAL) is mandated (7 U.S.C. 3101) to serve as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States. One of its functions in that role is the acquisition of information in all aspects of agriculture and allied sciences. In support of this function, the NAL acquires journal publications in electronic format from publishers and makes the journals accessible to USDA employees and library patrons via the internet. In keeping with its charge to collect agricultural and related information, it seeks to maintain a collection of publications in various formats from a variety of publishers and sources. USDA researchers have demonstrated the importance of this journal content by their heavy past use of the electronic versions of the journals, made accessible by NAL's DigiTop service. NAL would like to continue to benefit from them. The American Society of Agronomy is the only vendor that can meet NAL's requirement for journal access with perpetual access to the content issued during the period of performance. The American Society of Agronomy is the only copyright holder of its publications and thus is the only source of the access NAL seeks. Having perpetual access rights granted by American Society of Agronomy will give USDA users access in perpetuity to the electronic journals for which NAL purchases access. There is no source but the American Society of Agronomy for the electronic content of the subscribed publications with perpetual access rights. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 511120 is applicable. This is a lowest price, technically acceptable procurement. Anticipated Date of Award: 04/30/2015 THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Vendors that believe they can provide the services listed above are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN03689396-W 20150405/150403235007-402cc2a71100bd7b2d34974c674237a4 (fbodaily.com)
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