--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The USACE, ERDC Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract to Springer Science and Business Media, LLC, located in New York, NY, for providing electronic access to their journals. Springer is identified as the exclusive publisher and provider of electronic access to their journals, which necessitates awarding the contract without competition to ensure uninterrupted access to this vital information. The contract will be a firm-fixed price award executed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. While Springer is the sole supplier for these services, the announcement invites any other responsible vendors capable of providing the supplies to respond within five days. This notice, however, is not a request for quotations, and there is no solicitation currently available. The contract pertains specifically to NAICS code 511120, reflecting the publishing industry's standard classification.