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76--Notice of Intent to Sole Source for American Chemical Society’s Chemical Abstra
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The Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) plans to award a sole source contract to the American Chemical Society’s Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) for a subscription to the SciFinder and PatentPak Discovery Platform. This platform provides comprehensive access to chemical research data, including references, substances, reactions, and patent information critical to NETL’s research missions. The contract will cover the period from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027. NETL has conducted market research and determined CAS is the only known provider capable of meeting their specific requirements for this platform subscription and renewal, which justifies the sole source procurement approach under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12. While this notice is not a request for quotes or proposals, any interested parties believing they can meet NETL’s needs may submit evidence of their capability by 5:00 PM ET on May 19, 2026. Submissions must be made in writing to the designated contract specialist and will be considered solely to determine whether to open the procurement to competition. The final decision to proceed with a sole source award remains at the Government’s discretion. The solicitation and related details are managed through the NETL office located in Morgantown, WV.
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In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis to American Chemical Society’s (ACS) – Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) to purchase a subscription to the SciFinder and PatentPak Discovery Platform because NETL requires access to a comprehensive, authoritative research discovery application that provides unlimited access to references, chemical substances, and reactions, along with integrated patent information in order to achieve NETL’s research missions. This access has a Period of Performance of 06/01/2026 – 05/31/2027. This is considered a sole source to CAS because, to the best of the NETL’s knowledge, based on market research conducted CAS is the only known source that can meet NETL’s requirements and provide the SciFinder Discovery Platform subscription renewal. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirements.
This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 5:00PM ET on May 19, 2026. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Arturo Manantan via email at arturo.manantan@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received.
A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement.