Description: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(i)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, Thomson Reuters. The incumbent contractor shall provide Citation Connection Package subscription renewal access to the DOE?s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). This package provides additional access to citation metrics available in the Web of Science research tool. Subscription period: 9/30/16-9/29/17. DOE intends to award this requirement as a sole source to Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters is the sole provider for access to the Citation Connection Package research platform. This search platform provides the capability to search citations on a wide range of peer-reviewed journals, including cited reference searching and author identification tools. The Citation Connection package available from within Thomson Reuters? Web Of Science is the only comprehensive online research tool providing access to several online databases, including value-added bibliometric information and citation metrics used by the Department of Energy (DOE) ? Office of Scientific and Technical Information to acquire, analyze, and disseminate R&D results to program offices and laboratories within DOE and National Nuclear Security Administration. This comprehensive tool and the proprietary citation metrics data provided by Thomson Reuters? is not available from any other third party. This requirement is for subscription renewal of existing access to the Web of Science Citation Connection research platform. Based on market research, only Thomson Reuters? subscription package allows access to the WOS Citation Connection Package research platform. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 519130 with the size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes. Any vendor who believes it is capable of meeting the DOE-OSTI?s requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by September 26, 2016 by 5:00 pm EST. Responses to this posting must be in writing and submitted to
[email protected] by 5:00 pm local time. A determination not to compete the proposed order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Please note that any prospective offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to award in accordance with FAR part 4.11. Contracting Office Address: US Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information P.O. Box 62 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Government Point of Contact: Tammy Payne Phone: (865) 576-0247 FAX: (865) 576-3589 EMAIL:
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