Notice of Intent to Sole Source – American Chemical Society

Notice ID:

OSTI-2022-2

Department/Ind. Agency:

ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF

Sub-tier:

ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF

Sub Command:

SC OAK RIDGE OFFICE

Office:

SC OAK RIDGE OFFICE

All Dates/Times are:

(utc-05:00) eastern standard time, new york, usa

Updated Published Date:

dec 20, 2021 11:29 am est

Original Published Date:

0000-00-00 00:00:00

Updated Response Date:

dec 27, 2021 05:00 pm est

Original Response Date:

nov 23, 2021 05:00 pm est

Inactive Policy:

15 days after response date

Updated Inactive Date:

jan 07, 2022

Original Inactive Date:

dec 08, 2021

Initiative:

• None***--***

Product Service Code:

7630 - newspapers and periodicals

NAICS Code:

519130 - internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

Original Set Aside:

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) plans to contract by means other than full and open competition. This requirement is being procured in accordance with FAR 13.106(b) and with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302, as promulgated by 41 U.S.C. 3304. DOE intends to award this requirement as a sole source to American Chemical Society (ACS) with a one-year base year and four one-year option periods. ACS is the sole provider for access to the required online journals. The incumbent contractor shall provide the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC) an online journal subscription for ACS journals and the ACS Legacy Archives. Subscription is by calendar year. Access is restricted to the Office of Science. DOE is provided with a direct link to the website which is listed on the OSTI.gov website under the pulldown tab labeled research tools via the SCeJournals link button. This for the Office of Science and is not publically accessible. The period of subscription will be 1/1/2022-12/31/2022. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 519130 - Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals, with the size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes. Any vendor who believes it is capable of meeting the DOE-OSTI’s requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by November 23, 2021 by 5:00 p.m. EST. Responses to this posting must be in writing and submitted to paynet@osti.gov. A determination not to compete the proposed order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Please note that any prospective offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to award in accordance with FAR part 4.11. Contracting Office Address: US Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information P.O. Box 62 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Government Point of Contact: Tammy Payne Phone: (865) 576-0247 Fax: (865) 576-3589 Email: paynet@osti.gov

PO BOX E

OAK RIDGE , TN 37831

USA

Primary Point of Contacts:

Tammy Payne