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76 -- SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS SOL 23-M-APHIS-99 DUE 102698 POC Jeanne V. Lewis (612) 370-2109 Fascimile (612) 370-2106 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional formation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-06. The Standard Industrial Classification is 2721; Business Standard Size is 500 employees. This is a 100% small business setaside. The USDA, APHIS, Mpls-ABS has a requirement for subscriptions to scientific journals. The Government intends to award a contract for a base year with three (3) option years. The publisher's listed price will be paid throughout the life of the contract . Annual estimated subscriptions are $115,390. Firm-Fixed Price with Fixed Fee. Journals will be ordered immediately after contract award. Delivery: F.O.B. Destination: USDA, ARS, NADC Library, 2300 Dayton Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50010. The Government will award to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the Government. For this solicitation, technical quality is more significant than price. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: List of past performance on similar contracts within the last 5 years, include business/telephone no; and price. Offer(s) received without addressing the factors will be rejccted. List of publishers/ journals is incorporated for review. Price adjusted by a firm-fixed fee/discount percentage. Line 1: Base Year -Date of Award through -September 30, 1999;Fixed-Fee____% Line 2: Option I -- October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000; Fixed-Fee_____% Line 3: Option II -- October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001;Fixed-Fee______% Line 4 Option III -October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002; Fixed Fee_____% ASM NEWS ;ACTA VETERNARIA HUNGARICA; ACTA VETERINARIA SCAND AM ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOC J;AM J CLIN PATHOLOGY;AM J EPIDEMIOLOGY &EPIDEMIOLGY REVIEWS;AM J PATHOLGY;AM J PHYSIOLOGY CONSOLIDATED;AM J PUBLIC HEALTH;AM J RESPIRATORY & CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE;AM J VETERINARY RESEARCH;ANAEROBE;ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY;ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;ANATOMICAL RECORD;ANNUALS INTRNL MED INCL INDX INCL ACP J CLB; ANNUAL REV BIOCHEMISTRY;ANNUAL REV GENETICS;ANNUAL REV IMMUNOLOGY;ANNUAL REV MEDICINE;ANNUAL REV MICROBIOLOGY;ANNUAL REV PHYSIOLOGY; APMIS;APPLIED & ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY;ARCHIVES BIOCHEM & BIOPHYSICS; ARCHIVES PATHOLOGY & LAB MEDICINE;ARCHIVES VIROLOGY;AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY ASSOC J;AVIAN DISEASES;AVIAN PATHOLOGY;BIOCHEMICAL & BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMM; BIOCHEMICAL J & BIOCHEMICAL SOC TRAN (CMBO);BIOCHEMISTRY/AM CHEM SOC; BIOLOGICALS;BIOTECHNIC & HISTOCHEMISTRY; BRITISH MEDICAL J PLUS REG INDEX (INT'L);CANADIAN J MICROBIOLOGY;CANADIAN J VETERINARY RESEARCH;CANADIAN VETERINARY J;CELL;CELL VISION: J ANALYTICAL MORPHOLOGY;CELLUAR IMMUNOLOGY; CLIN & DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY;CLIN & EXP IMMUNOLOGY;CLIN CHEMISTRY (REF EDITION);CLIN IMMUNOLOGY & IMMUNOPATHOLOGY;CLIN MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS; COMPARATIVE IMMUN MICROBIO & INF DIS;COMPENDIUM CONT EDUC PRACTICING VET; COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES; CRITICAL REVIEW IMMUNOLOGY;CRITICAL REVIEW MICROBIOLOGY; CURR MICROBIOLOGY;CURR OPINION IN IMMUNOLOGY;CYTOKINE;DVM-DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE;ELECTROPHORESIS;ENDOCRINE;ENDOCRINE REVIEWS;ENDOCRINOLOGY;EPIDEMIOLOGY & INFECTION;EUROPEAN J IMMUNOLOGY;FARM J;FASEB J;FDA VETERINARIAN;FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ALMANAC;FEDERAL EMPLOYEES NEWS DIGEST-REN;FEDERAL TIMES;FEDERAL VETERINARIAN;FEEDSTUFFS;FEMS IMMUNOLOGY & MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY;FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS;GASTROENTEROLOGY;HOARD'S DAIRYMAN;IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS;IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY & ALLERGY CLINICS NO AM;IMMUNOLOGY TODAY;INDEX VETERINARIUS; INT IMMUNOLOGY; INT J SYSTEMIC BACTERIOLOGY;INTERVIROLOGY;IOWA CONSERVATIONIST; J A M A -- J AM MEDICAL ASSOC;J AGRICULTURAL & FOOD CHEMISTRY;J AM VETERINARY MED ASSOC;J ANIMAL SCIENCE;J ADAC INT;J APPL MICROB INCLLTRS APPL MICROB & SYM; J BACTERIOLOGY;J BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY;J BIOLOGICAL PHOTOGRAPHY;J CELL BIOLOGY; J CLIN ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM;J CLIN INVESTIGATION;J CLIN PATHOLOGY;J COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY;J DAIRY SCIENCE;J ENDOCRINOLOGY;J ENDOTOXIN RESEARCH; J EXP MEDICINE; J FISH DISEASES;J FOOD PROTECTION;J GENERAL VIROLOGY;J HISTOCHEMISTRY & CYTOCHEMISTRY; J IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS;J IMMUNOLOGY;J INFECTION;J INFECTIOUS DISEASES & CLIN INFECTIOUS DIS;J LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY; J MEDICAL & VETERINARY MYCOLOGY;J MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY;J NEUROPATHOLOGY & EXP NEUROLOGY;J NUTRITION;J PARASITOLOGY;J PATHOLOGY;J STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;J VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION;J VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE;J VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE;J VETERINARY MEDICINE, SERIES A; J VETERINARY MEDICINE, SERIES B;J VIROLOGICAL METHODS;J WILDLIFE DISEASES; LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE;LABORATORY INVESTIGATION;LANCET;LARGE ANIMAL PRACTICE; MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS;MICROBIOLOGY;MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY;MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS;MODERN PATHOLOGY;MOLECULAR & CELLULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROBES;MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY;MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY; MORBIDITY & MORALITY WEEKLY REPORT;NATURE;NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY;NEW ENGLAND J MEDICINE (INST);NEW ZEALAND VETERINARY J;NUCLETIC ACIDS RESEARCH;NUTRITION REVIEWS;ONDERSTEPOORT J VETERINARY RESEARCH;PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL ANATOMICAL EXPERIMNTL;PERSPECTIVES BIOLOGY & MEDICINE;PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS;POULTRY SCIENCE;PROC NATL ACAD OF SCIENCES-PRINT & ONLINE;PROC SOC EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE;RESEARCH IMMUNOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY & VIR;RESEARCH VETERINARY SCIENCE; SCANDINAVIAN J IMMUNOLOGY;SCIENCE & MEDICINE;SCIENCE (AM ASSOC ADV SCIENCE)-NON MEMBER; SCIENCE NEWS;SCIENTIFIC AM MAGAZINE;SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY;SEMINARS INI VIROLOGY;SHEPHERD: GUIDE SHEEP & FARM LIFE;SUCCESSFUL FARMING;SWINE HEALTH & PRODUCTION;SYSTEMATIC & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY;TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY;VACCINE; VETERINARY & HUMAN TOXICOLOGY;VETERINARY BULLETIN;VETERINARY CLINICS NO AM FOOD ANIMAL PRAC;VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY & IMMUNOPATHOLGY;VETERINARY J;VETERINARY MEDICINE;VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY;VETERINARY PATHOLOGY;VETERINARY QUARTERLY; VETERINARY RECORD;VETERINARY RESEARCH;VETERINARY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS; VIROLOGY;VIRUS GENES;VIRUS RESEARCH:INT J MOLECULAR & CELL VIR; W H O BULLETIN; WORLD ALMANAC & BOOK OF FACTS-SOFTCVR;ZENTRABLATT FUER BAKTERIOLOGIE; Reference Website: http//www.arnet.gov/far/fac.html (FAC 97-06) for Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commerical Items, complete, sign and return with the offer; and http//www.gsa.gov/forms/far.htm for required Standard Form 1449. Offeror shall submit the evaluation factors with the offer. The provisions FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors Commerical Items (Aug 1998); FAR 52.212.2 Evaluation -- Commerical Items (OCT 1997); FAR 52-212.3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commerical Items (OCT 1998); FAR 52.212- 4, Contract Terms & Conditions Commerical Items (APR 1998); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commerical Items (OCT 1998) apply to this acquisition. Posted 10/15/98 (W-SN262654). (0288)

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