Elsevier Subscriptions

The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) library Cambridge, MA has a requirement to purchase three research journal subscriptions. The journals which are published by Elsevier Inc. include Accident Analysis and Prevention, Journal of Safety Research, and Safety Science. These three titles are important titles in the literature of safety research, as their content is multi-modal, and are critical to many projects at the Volpe Center. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order on a sole source basis under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) to Science Direct. The publisher Elsevier supplies the electronic content through their platform, Science Direct and the Volpe Center is required to enter into a subscription agreement with Science Direct because an electronic subscription is no longer available through a subscription agent. The NAICS Code is 511120; the Small Business size standard is 1000 employees. Notice: Interested firms must submit a written capability statement to the above named point of contact providing clear and convincing evidence of the firms' capability to provide the required services. Written capability statements must be submitted within seven (7) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Responses received after seven (7) calendar days or without the required documentation will be considered nonresponsive and will not be considered. Such documentation will be utilized solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and documentation received will not be returned to the sender. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses received to the synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Telephone calls made in place of the required documentation will not be accepted.