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GALE/Cengage Learning Subscription

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This contract seeks to procure e-Journal subscription services from Cengage Learning, Inc. through a firm-fixed-price purchase order issued by the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center in Norfolk, Virginia. The acquisition will be conducted under a combined synopsis/solicitation using FAR Part 12 for commercial products and services, and incorporates clauses effective as of October and November 2025. The procurement is not set aside for small businesses due to a sole-source justification citing the unique capability of Cengage Learning to meet the agency’s requirements, making it a non-competitive award. Interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit quotes by June 15, 2026, no later than 11:00am EST, to the designated contracting officer. The contract line items include subscriptions and hosting fees for various digital archives and e-resource databases such as Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, Gale Literature Resource Center, several historical newspaper archives, and U.S. Declassified Documents Online. The period of performance spans from September 26, 2026, through September 25, 2027, with delivery to the U.S. Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library in Annapolis, Maryland. Quotes must include comprehensive pricing, confirmation of technical capability to meet requirements, contact information, and payment terms. The solicitation references a redacted sole source justification and Statement of Work for further details on deliverables and technical criteria.

General Info

Procurement of sole-source e-Journal subscriptions for Naval Academy library, September 2026–September 2027.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Navsup Flt Logistics Ctr Norfolk

NAICS

516210 - Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content ProvidersView NAICS

Place of Performance

Annapolis, MD, 21402, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

(2)

Justification for Sole Source - Cengage Learning Databases

PDF•justification-and-authorization

RFQ N0018926QL176 Gale Cengage Online Learning Subscription

PDF•rfq

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Navsup Flt Logistics Ctr Norfolk
Contacts1 person available
OfficeNORFOLK, VA, 23511-3392, USA
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Department Of Defense → Navsup Flt Logistics Ctr Norfolk
Office AddressNORFOLK, VA, 23511-3392, USA
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Trumeka King
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This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial supplies with services, prepared in accordance with the information in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (hereinafter “RFO”) FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued


PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/).



The reference number is N0018926QL176. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2025-06 (effective 1 October 2025) and DFARS Publication Notice 20251110 (effective 10 November 2025). It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses:



https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far 


http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html



The applicable NAICS code is 516210 and the Small Business Standard is $15.0 (millions of dollars). The Product Service Code is 7A21. The purpose of this requirement is to procure e-Journal Subscription Services in accordance with the Statement of Work.


The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Contracting Department, Norfolk, VA 23511-3392, intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to Cengage Learning, Inc. per the attached Redacted Sole Source Justification. As a result, this requirement will not be set aside for small business concerns. The activity’s small business office concurs with this determination.


This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Cengage Learning, Inc.  The authority for use of other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.


Quotes shall be submitted to Ms. Trumeka King at trumeka.c.king.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 11:00am EST, 15 June 2026. Quote submissions received after the stated submission deadline may not be considered for award.


System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/.


All quotes shall include price(s) showing any and all materials and labor, FOB destination, a point of contact, name and phone number, business size, and payment terms. The quote shall explicitly confirm that the quoter can meet all of the Technical Requirements and provide all of the Deliverables for the period of performance specified above. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.


THE CONTRACT LINE ITEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS:


CLIN ITEM/DESCRIPTION  QTY U/I UNIT PRICE TOTAL AMOUNT 


0001 Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints 1 EA  


0002 Gale Literature Resource Center 1 EA 


0003 Nineteenth Century U.S Newspapers Hosting Fee 1 EA  


0004 Punch Historical Archive, (1841-1992) Hosting Fee 1 EA   


0005  Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Burney Newspapers Collection Hosting Fee 1 EA  


0006 The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, (1902-2014) Hosting Fee 1 EA  


0007 Times Digital Archive: (1785-1985) Hosting Fee 1 EA  


0008 U.S. Declassified Documents Online Hosting Fee 1 EA 


Total Amounts



**SEE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.


Required Delivery Date:


9/26/2026 – 9/25/2027



Deliver to:


U.S. Naval Academy, Nimitz Library


589 McNair Road,


Annapolis, MD 21402-1323



THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE ATTACHED:



  1. Solicitation N0018926QL176
  2. Redacted Sole Source Justification

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