R -- Commercial Database Services

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office intends to award a sole source contract in accordance with FAR 6.301-1 (Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). Chemical Abstracts Service, 2540 Olentangy River Road, P.O. Box 3012, Columbus, OH 43210-0012, is the only known source that can continue to provide the required extensive electronic access to chemical and related information, including biomedical science, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science and more. The Chemical Abstracts Service product/service is being procured for 3 each twelve-month terms. The requirement is for continued access to the proprietary Chemical Abstracts Service via the Internet. No solicitation document exists.