70--Task package for SciFinder

The U.S. Army Natick Contracting Division, acting on behalf of the United States Army-Soldier Systems Center, plans to negotiate and award a sole source purchase order to the American Chemical Society for a task package related to SciFinder. This action is authorized under FAR 6.302-1 and involves no competitive solicitation at this time. The purpose of gathering information from interested parties is strictly to assess whether a competitive procurement may take place in the future. Parties interested in expressing their interest and capability must respond via email by December 23, 2009, although the response window has been shortened to seven days as noted in the contract details. The contract, identified by solicitation number W911QY-9348-2032, falls under NAICS code 519190 and is managed by the Department of Defense’s W6QK Acc-apg Natick office. The place of performance is Natick, Massachusetts. No solicitation document is issued, and this communication should not be taken as a request for proposals. The contract relates specifically to services or tasks involving the SciFinder product, and all correspondence regarding interest should be directed to the designated contracting division email.