SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Spring/Nature Online Journal Collection Sole Source Notice - Sole Source Notice
- Notice Date
- 1/13/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS), 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HU0001-17-P-D031
- Archive Date
- 3/1/2017
- Point of Contact
- Nicole Rodenbaugh, Phone: 301-295-3127
- E-Mail Address
-
nicole.rodenbaugh@usuhs.edu
(nicole.rodenbaugh@usuhs.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sole Source Justification Sole Source Notification The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda. USU intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Lyrasis, Inc., located in Atlanta, GA for a one-year site license, with the potential of up to four (4) option years, to the Springer-Nature Journal Collections which contains 2,413 titles on the shared title list with perpetual access. This service will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12-Commercial Items, FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and FAR Part 13.5-Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR Part 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition (b) Soliciting from a single source (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The mission of USU is to provide the highest quality education programs in the health sciences to those selected individuals who demonstrate dedication to a health profession career in the Uniformed Services. As such, it is essential USU provide the necessary training and equipment required for our students to become successful doctors and nurses and to be able to provide the best care possible for our soldiers and to support our research efforts. The merger of Springer and Nature has allowed the creation of a new collection of 2,413 journals formerly published by Springer and by Nature Publishing Company. This new collection carries all the titles USU previously obtained from Springer and from Nature and adds hundreds more. While some Nature titles have the possibility of being quoted by reseller agents, the Springer titles and this complete collection are only provided by Lyrasis. Lyrasis has negotiated special pricing for the Spring/Nature Journal Online Collection for the members of their consortium, which includes USU. Additionally, this procurement is able to utilize the Acquisition Directorate's SOP #24, which uses the authority found at 10 USC 2113(g), for awarding without competition for journals with non-profit organizations. This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses must be received via email (nicole.rodenbaugh@usuhs.edu) by 3:00 p.m. EST on February 13, 2017.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN04371596-W 20170115/170113234215-b926f58230b39ec406e54444e1e36fb5 (fbodaily.com)
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