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1232SA26Q0688Federal

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Solicitation 1232SA26Q0688 is a request for quotations from the USDA for a subscription to the American Society for Microbiology. The contract consists of a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods to provide all USDA users with unembargoed perpetual electronic internet access to 15 specific journals, including the Journal of Bacteriology and Clinical Microbiology Reviews. This is an unrestricted acquisition under NAICS code 513120 and is not set aside for small businesses. Interested parties must submit a capability statement of no more than three pages, including their SAM.gov UEI and documentation proving the ability to provide the required access, to the designated points of contact by September 25, 2026, at 10:00 AM EDT.

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USDA seeks quotations for a five-year American Society for Microbiology journal subscription.

Agency

Department Of Agriculture → USDA Ars Afm ApdView Agency

NAICS

513120 - Periodical PublishersView NAICS

Place of Performance

Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

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C04_FAR+12+Redacted+Over+SAT+JA_1232SA26Q0688.pdf

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AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → USDA Ars Afm Apd
Contacts2 people available
OfficeBELTSVILLE, MD, 20705, USA
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Department Of Agriculture → USDA Ars Afm Apd
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Office AddressBELTSVILLE, MD, 20705, USA
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Shelley C Steen
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Jessica Hadley
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.  Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. 


Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0688 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a 12-month base and four 12-month option period subscription to the American Society for Microbiology, to provide electronic internet access for all USDA users for selected American Society for Microbiology journals.


This acquisition  is not set-aside for small business concerns.  The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 513120.  The small business size standard is 1,000 employees.  This acquisition is an unrestricted requirement.   


All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency if they are able to provide unembargoed perpetual access for all journals required by USDA/NAL. 


Requirement:
Unembargoed perpetual access for the 15 journals listed


  1. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy®
  2. Applied and Environmental Microbiology®
  3. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology®
  4. Clinical Microbiology Reviews®
  5. Eukaryotic Cell®
  6. Genome Announcements™
  7. Infection and Immunity®
  8. Journal of Bacteriology®
  9. Journal of Clinical Microbiology®
  10. Journal of Virology®
  11. mBio®
  12. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews®
  13. Molecular and Cellular Biology®
  14. mSPHERE®
  15. mSYSYTEMS®

No telephonic inquires are being accepted. 


Requested Information from Industry
Interested parties shall submit a capability statement (no more than three (3) pages) including:


  1. Organization Name
  2. SAM.gov UEI
  3. Business Size Status for NAICS 519290
  4. Point of Contact (name, email, phone)
  5. Documentation of ability to provide unembargoed perpetual access for all 15 journals.
  6. Confirmation of active SAM.gov registration

Submission Instructions
Responses must be submitted via email no later than:


DATE: September 25, 2026
TIME: 10:00 AM EDT


Submit Response To: Shelley Steen at shelley.steen@usda.gov (Cc jessica.hadley@usda.gov)
Email Subject Line Must Read: “1232SA26Q0688  CSS Response – Unembargoed perpetual access for all journals”



Disclaimers


  • This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract.
  • The Government will not pay for responses.
  • Respondents will not be notified of review results.

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