Web of Science Subscription Services

The Department of Homeland Security, through its Departmental Operations Acquisition Division II, is procuring a 12-month subscription to the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection and associated platforms, including the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Science Citation Index, Conference Proceeding Citation Index, Korean Journal Database, and SciELO Citation Index, with mandatory integration of the Chinese Database plug-in. The procurement, identified by solicitation number 70RDA226Q00000020, is a sole-source, firm-fixed price award justified on the grounds of technical uniqueness and mission-critical necessity, as no alternative platform provides comparable global research indexing, citation analytics, and multidisciplinary search capabilities required for intelligence analysis and threat identification. The period of performance runs from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2027, with delivery and performance occurring at the Nebraska Avenue Complex in Washington, DC, under FOB Destination terms, and acceptance is governed by FAR 52.212-4, requiring conformance to contract specifications upon receipt. The total estimated contract value is $301,072.03, despite placeholder pricing of $0.00 in the line item structure, and funding is derived from spending line item 1425. The contract incorporates FAR clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5, with the latter two being attached and actively incorporated. Invoicing must be submitted to the DHS Office of Procurement Operations in Washington, DC, with no specified electronic invoicing system mandated. Point of contact for contracting is Kerri B. Williams, with Angelica Pentiboyina as the secondary point of contact; no Contracting Officer’s Representative is formally assigned. The acquisition does not include options, set-asides, or socioeconomic certifications from the offeror, and while security clearances and key personnel are not required, the platform supports highly sensitive, non-classified intelligence operations. No packaging, preservation, or labeling requirements are specified, as the deliverable is a digital subscription service. The procurement follows a trade-off evaluation model, prioritizing mission-critical technical capabilities over cost, and is documented as a follow-on to a prior sole-source contract.