--Electronic access to journals

The U.S. Army Research Institute, through the Defense Contracting Command-Washington and in compliance with FAR subpart 6.3, plans to award a sole source purchase order to Elsevier Science, Inc. This contract, under the simplified acquisition threshold, is intended to provide electronic access to content from 16 journals published by Elsevier via their ScienceDirect web-based platform. No solicitation document will be issued, and this notice does not constitute a request for quotes. However, interested firms may submit capability statements for consideration by the specified deadline. The contract is identified with solicitation number W91WAW-09-ARIJOURNALS and is associated with the NAICS code 511120, covering publishing industries. The Department of Defense, specifically the W6QK Adap Spt Office located at Fort Belvoir, VA, is overseeing the award. Firms wishing to respond must send their capabilities statements to LaWanda Stewart at the Defense Contracting Command in Washington, D.C., by November 24, 2008, at 2:00 PM EST. The award aims to streamline access to crucial scientific journals for Army research purposes without a competitive bidding process.