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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 06, 2022 SAM #7646
SPECIAL NOTICE

76 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Renewal of Springer & Springer Nature Journals

Notice Date

11/4/2022 1:23:58 PM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

513120 —
 

Contracting Office

SC OAK RIDGE OFFICE OAK RIDGE TN 37831 USA
 

ZIP Code

37831
 

Solicitation Number

OSTI-2023-3
 

Response Due

11/18/2022 2:00:00 PM
 

Point of Contact

Tammy Payne, Phone: 8655760247
 

E-Mail Address

paynet@osti.gov
(paynet@osti.gov)
 

Description

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE.� The U.S. Department of Energy�s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) intends to issue a firm-fixed award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(i)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, to Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC, 1 New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, New York, 10004-1562, USA, as the only responsible source that can provide electronic access to the required Springer and Springer Nature Journals. The incumbent contractor shall provide subscription renewal services to the DOE�s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI).� The subscription period is for the 2023 calendar year, 1/1/23-12/31/23.� DOE intends to award this requirement as a sole source to Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC with a one (1) base year and two (2) one-year option periods.� This requirement is for the renewal of online access of existing approved/required journals and archived journals published by Springer and Springer Nature.� Based on market research, only Springer subscriptions allows access to the Springer Archives from 1840�s forward provided through Springer�s online content platform SpringerLink.�� The required list of journal titles can be obtained by contacting the Technical POC listed below.� The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 513120 � Periodical Publishers, with the size standard of 1,000 employees. �This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via e-mail to the point of contact or alternate point of contact.� Any vendor who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by November 18, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. EST.� Responses to this posting must be in writing and submitted to paynet@osti.gov by 5:00 p.m. local time.� A determination not to compete the proposed order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.� Please note that any prospective offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to award in accordance with FAR part 4.11. Contracting Office Address: US Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information P.O. Box 62 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Government Point of Contact:� Tammy Payne Phone: (865) 576-0247 FAX:� (865) 576-3589 EMAIL: paynet@osti.gov
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/42e41ab7293c4c7cba8cc01a2c14a141/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA

Zip Code: 37830

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06510110-F 20221106/221104230055 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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