NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - iTHENTICATE
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The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center San Diego intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract to Turnitin Holdings LLC for an enterprise subscription to iThenticate plagiarism detection software. This software will be utilized by the Naval Postgraduate School to perform similarity checking on graduate students' thesis papers and research papers, supporting both plagiarism prevention and formative assessment. The subscription is intended for 575 faculty users and 2,915 other users, providing access to ProQuest, a live helpdesk, and electronic training materials. Technical requirements include pattern recognition for paraphrased and word-for-word matches, direct source comparisons, and support for various submission formats such as PDF, Word, and HTML. The period of performance is scheduled from December 14, 2025, to December 13, 2026, with the product being delivered to the NPS Warehouse in Monterey, California. Under the authority of FAR 13.106 (1), the government has identified Turnitin LLC as the only responsible source capable of satisfying the requirement. While this is a notice of intent for a sole source award, interested parties may submit capability statements including technical and cost data by 3:00 PM PST on December 3, 2025, to determine if a competitive procurement is necessary. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 611710.
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NOTICE OF INTENT
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.
Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a firm fixed price contract to Turnitin Holdings LLC 1920 Brodway #205, Oakland, CA 94612. Under the authority of FAR 13.106 (1) only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency’s requirements. The requirement is for subscription of iThenticate software that will check graduate students’ thesis papers as well as research papers. The results can be used to identify similarities to existing sources or can be used in formative assessment to help students and researchers learn how to avoid plagiarism and improve their writing.
The product (iThenticate subscription) will provide all necessary support for plagiarism prevention. It will be used by Naval Postgraduate (NPS) students for the checking of graduate students’ thesis papers as well as research papers. The anticipated award date of this action is on or before December 14, 2025. The applicable NAICS code is 611710.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide the licenses and proof as being an authorized distributor of the product. Capability statements shall not exceed 6 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.
Capability statements are due by 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST), December 3rd, 2025. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Queen Idele at the following email address at: queen.e.idele.civ@us.navy.mil
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