99--SCIFINDER DATABASE SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL

The National Ground Intelligence Center in Charlottesville, VA, intends to award a sole source contract to Chemical Abstracts Service for the renewal of the SciFinder database subscription, including access to the SciFinder platform with the substructure search module. The contract covers the period from September 1, 2011, through August 31, 2012, and is not open for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may express their interest and provide information demonstrating their capability to fulfill the requirement, which the government will use solely to determine if a competitive procurement is warranted. The decision to proceed without competition remains at the government's discretion. This procurement falls under the Department of Defense’s contracting office and is classified under NAICS code 519190. Potential responders should direct communications in writing to Janet Lamb, the designated contract specialist, as no phone inquiries will be accepted. The contract is focused on maintaining uninterrupted access to this specialized chemical information resource essential to the government's intelligence operations, and the notice serves as a formal indication of intent rather than a solicitation for bids.