SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- EXTENTION FOR ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTION TO EXPLORER AND SCAN
- Notice Date
- 3/28/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511199
— All Other Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB106000-16-32816
- Archive Date
- 4/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Randy E. Schroyer, Phone: (301) 975-6314, Grace H. Garrity, Phone: 3019752345
- E-Mail Address
-
randy.schroyer@nist.gov, grace.garrity@nist.gov
(randy.schroyer@nist.gov, grace.garrity@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Strategic Business Insights, Inc. (SBI-I), Menlo Park, CA under Other Than Full and Open Competition by the Authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, to extend existing EXPLORER and SCAN subscription periods by 3-mos., beginning 18 Apr 2016. This is a sole source inasmuch as both EXPLORER and SCAN are syndicated subscription services offered only SBI-I, and as publisher, is the owner of all rights, title and copyright to the content and is the only resource with legal rights to publish and distribute the subscription content worldwide. A firm fixed-price Purchase Order modification executing and funding the extension will be issued on or about 13 Apr 2016 for the 3-mo. period. The value of the EXPLORER subscription extension is $12,000.00/mo. The value of the SCAN subscription extension is $4,375.00/mo. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to randy.schroyer@nist.gov. The government will consider responses received by 5:00PM, EST, 8 Apr 2016. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon 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 in the future. This notice of intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition. No telephone requests will be honored. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 511199 and the size standard is 500 employees.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB106000-16-32816/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001, United States
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Record
- SN04064707-W 20160330/160328234657-eb161210c7d2fe47f8724e194f988cd6 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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