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Notice of Intent to Sole Source under the SAT for Custom Data Extract - Web of Science - XML - Custom With Updates
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The National Science Foundation intends to award a sole-source purchase order to Clarivate for a custom data extract from the Web of Science platform in XML format with ongoing updates. This data provides comprehensive metadata spanning more than 12,500 journals across science, social science, and humanities disciplines, along with conference proceedings and book records, dating back to 1900. The dataset includes over 63 million article records and one billion cited references, enabling deep analytical and research capabilities that are critical to the agency’s mission. Market research and technical evaluation have confirmed that no other commercial product can be adapted to meet the NSF’s specific operational requirements without incurring substantial, unrecoverable costs, justifying the use of a sole-source procurement under federal acquisition regulations. The solicitation number is 49100426Q0036, with a posted date of June 26, 2026, and a response deadline of June 30, 2026. This notice is informational only and does not constitute a solicitation for competitive bids. The procurement falls under NAICS code 519290 and is classified as a special notice with no set-aside designation. The contract will be managed by the National Science Foundation, with performance taking place in Alexandria, Virginia. Primary point of contact is Christine Beinhacker, reachable at cbeinhac@nsf.gov or 703-292-4731, with Soundjata Carty as the secondary contact. The contract is authorized under the statutory exception for sole-source acquisitions where only one responsible commercial source can fulfill the government’s unique needs.
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Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action: NSF intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Clarivate for Custom Data Extract - Web of Science - XML - Custom With Updates. This data includes metadata from over 12,500 journals spanning over 250 science, social science and humanities disciplines. Conference proceedings and book metadata are also available. Data are available back to 1900 and include over 63 million article records and 1 billion cited references to date.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This synopsis is for informational purposes only.
Market research and technical validation confirm that this specific proprietary commercial software license is essential to the Government's requirement. Similar commercial products or alternative platforms cannot be modified to meet agency operational parameters without substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition per RFO FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A). Under RFO policy, the statutory exception applies that only one responsible commercial source can satisfy the Government requirement.
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