Science Direct Electronic Journal Subscription

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the NIST Research Support Services Office, intends to negotiate with Elsevier B.V.; Amsterdam, NLD, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b), Soliciting from a Single Source, to obtain a renewal of the journal subscriptions described below. Background: The NIST Information Services Office (ISO), through the Research Library and Information Program (RLIP) and the Electronic Information and Publications Program (EIPP), provides professional scientific and technical information assistance to a community of 3,000 researchers throughout their research and publishing cycles. The mission of the Research Library and Information Program (RLIP) is to make literature and published research information available to NIST scientists to assist in the research-discovery process. The journals are critical to the work of the NIST scientist and are available in electronic version only to all NIST staff on campus through the NIST Virtual Library. Over 200 NIST-authored articles are published in Elsevier journals annually, and NIST researchers require access to those articles to further the research at NIST. Extensive market research shows that the journals provided by Elsevier are not offered by any other vendor. This requisition is a renewal of the subscription for 250 Elsevier electronic journal titles that NIST currently subscribes to. The NAICS Code is 511120. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Elsevier B.V. for this requirement for a base year plus four option years. Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST to provide the journals necessary may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before July 6, 2011 at 4 pm EST. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Divya Soni at contact@example.gov.