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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 service from the Web of Science platform in XML format with updates, encompassing metadata from over 12,500 academic journals across more than 250 disciplines in science, social science, and humanities, along with conference proceedings and book metadata dating back to 1900. The dataset includes over 63 million article records and one billion cited references, providing comprehensive research intelligence critical to the NSF’s operational needs. Market research and technical validation have confirmed that no commercially available alternative can be adapted to meet the agency’s specific requirements without incurring substantial, unrecoverable costs, making Clarivate the only responsible source capable of fulfilling this requirement under the statutory exception for sole-source procurement. The solicitation, identified as 49100426Q0036, was posted on June 26, 2026, with a response deadline of June 30, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and falls under NAICS code 519290 for other information services. This notice serves purely as an informational announcement and is not a solicitation for proposals. The purchase will be executed under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold with no set-aside applied, and performance will be delivered to a location in Virginia with a zip code of 22314. Primary point of contact is Christine Beinhacker, reachable at cbeinhac@nsf.gov or 703-292-4731, with Soundjata Carty as secondary contact at scarty@nsf.gov or 703-292-2506. The contract is governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s exception for sole-source procurement under FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A), affirming the necessity of this non-competitive acquisition.

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NSF sole-source contract to Clarivate for custom Web of Science data extract with 63M+ records, no alternatives viable.

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519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information ServicesView NAICS

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VA, 22314, USA

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AgencyNational Science Foundation
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Soundjata Carty
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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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