Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award to ProQuest, LLC

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, WV intends to sole source award to ProQuest LLC for Internet Database Services with unlimited usage of the following online databases: Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts, Environmental Science and Pollution Management, CSA Biological Sciences Collection, Zoological Records Plus, GeoRef, Environmental Impact Statements, Historic MapWorks, RefWorks, and PQDT Section B - Full Text. The access includes nationwide USFWS license with unlimited usage for one year from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.