Description
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratories (AOML), Miami, Florida, intends to procure services for On-Line Journals and five (5) years of backfiles. Elsevier publishes its journals online through ScienceDirect. Elsevier is a multiple-media publisher of scientific, technical, and health information products and services. Elsevier is a publisher of more than 20,000 products and services, including journals, books, electronic products, services, databases and portals that serve the global scientific, technical, and medical communities. This is the only online source for full-text Elsevier journals that also offers functional enhancements to the full-text delivery. Enhancements include “Summary Plus,” an article outline with abstract and hyperlinks to references with thumbnail images and tables; “Citation Tracking” showing all later publications that cite an original article; and “Articles in Press,” which makes peer-reviewed papers available on-line at proof stage. This is also the only Elsevier literature on-line database to include access to backfiles for 10 years. Unique enhancements include Internal Links to abstracts and cited references, CrossRef inter-document links to and from ScienceDirect to other publishers, and ability to link to a regional library homepage or desktop. Export and search history, alerting service, and personal journal list capabilities are also included in this service. Elsevier has tailored for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a “NOAA subscribed shared title access” for the participating libraries and laboratories. The Government knows of no other qualified source for these services. The intended procurement is for services that the Government intends to acquire from one source under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1). Interested firms should submit, in writing, their company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business size and a brief statement regarding their capability and qualifications to provide this service. Any business capable of providing this service is encouraged to respond to this announcement within 15 calendar days after publication of this notice. This is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this action is 323112. The applicable size standard is not more than 500 employees. This service is being procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Acquisition Management Division (AMD) requires that all contractors doing business with the this office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) before October 1, 2003. After that date, NO award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following website: http://www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. The government now requires all contractors to submit their Representations and Certifications through the on-line Business Partner Network (BPN). The BPN is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. Venders must register on-line at www.bpn.gov. Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in CCR and BPN. Responses should be faxed to 816-426-7530. Attn: Sharon Walker.