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The Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, intends to procure on a sole source basis online access to a select set of ebooks from Springer Nature. The collections provide access to copyri... The Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, intends to procure on a sole source basis online access to a select set of ebooks from Springer Nature. The collections provide access to copyrighted materials published by Springer Nature that are not available from any other source. The materials are used to support the research needs of the US Department of Justice. The statutory authority for the proposed procurement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), only one responsible source. Contractors must be fully and actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). The solicitation will not be distributed on the General Services Administration website (https://sam.gov/). This is not a formal solicitation, however, interested concerns must respond within fifteen (15) days from the date of this synopsis with written documentation, detailed data and pricing information that clearly demonstrates their ability to perform the requirement. Responses received because of this notice of intent shall be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses will not be considered as either bids or proposals. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition based upon the written responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The anticipated period of performance under any resultant purchase orders will be one (1) year. Responses to this notice must be submitted to marla.chesler@usdoj.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted.