Inactive

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This procurement will be processed pu... THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This procurement will be processed pursuant to FAR Part 112, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. No solicitation will be issued. Potential sources who believe they can provide the services listed are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Responses are to be received within 10 days of this notice. No telephone calls are being accepted. The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Library (NAL), intends to award on a Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) basis. Purchase order type will be a base year and two (2) one-year Firm Fixed Price awarded to Elsevier B.V. This is for electronic access via IP authentication for all USDA users to selected ScienceDirect electronic journals, with perpetual access to the subscribed content, and to the Elsevier Freedom Collection of electronic journals. NAICS Code is 511120. Period of Performance is estimated to be July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022. Award is in accordance with both 41 U.S.C 3304(a)(1), and FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i)