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EBSCO Business Source & Academic Search Elite databases renewal

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10D03L13019Federal

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The Bureau of Indian Education plans to award a sole source contract to EBSCO Publishing for the renewal of the Business Source Elite and Academic Search Elite electronic databases. These databases, currently installed and in use by faculty and students at Haskell Indian Nations University, provide access to full-text articles from over 3,300 journals covering a wide range of subjects including biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, and various business disciplines such as marketing, finance, and management. The databases are essential resources for both faculty research and student coursework, and a failure to renew would result in their removal from the university’s library website, limiting access to critical academic materials. This intended procurement is being conducted under FAR 6.302, allowing negotiation with a single source without competition, based on the determination that EBSCO Publishing is the only viable provider. The notice is not a request for quotes but a call for interested parties to express their interest or capability to provide the service, which informs the government’s decision on whether to proceed with a competitive procurement. The contracting office involved is part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior, and inquiries can be directed via email. The contract aligns with the NAICS code 517911, which relates to telecommunications services.

General Info

Sole source contract to EBSCO for renewing essential academic databases at Haskell Indian Nations University.

Agency

Department Of The Interior → Bureau Of Indian Affairs

NAICS

519190 - All Other Information Services

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PostedMay 25

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of The Interior → Bureau Of Indian Affairs

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OfficeRESTON, VA, 20192, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of The Interior → Bureau Of Indian Affairs

Office AddressRESTON, VA, 20192, USA

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Full Description

The Bureau of Indian Education intends to award sole source procurement to EBSCO Publishing. It has been determined that the EBSCO Publishing to provide Business Source Elite and Academic Search Elite electronic databases. EBSCO database is currently installed and being used by faculty and students. Academic Search Elite & Business Source Elite electronic databases provide full-text articles from over 3,300 journals with full coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, business disciplines, marketing, finance, economics, accounting, management, etc. These electronic databases are strongly supported by the Haskell Indian Nations University faculty for their own research. Students use these full-text articles to support their research papers for their coursework. If it is not renew, it will no longer be available for faculty and students to access and would be removed from the Library Website and Resources. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for quotes. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quote. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Questions may be directed via email contact@example.gov. . The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 517911.