76--Online Medical Periodicals

Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Gordon, GA intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract with Pharmaceutical Press c/o MPS, Macmillan Distribution (MDL), UK Credit Services, 1 Lambeth High Street, London, SE1 7JN, United Kingdom. The requirement is for the purchase of online medical periodicals. The NAICS code is 511120. The authority for the non-competitive award is 10 USC 2304(1), Only one responsible source. The Government intends to procure this sole source requirement under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR Part 13 and Commercial Procedures in FAR Part 12. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS and a solicitation will not be issued. This award is for a period of performance of a base year and two option years. Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written responses are received by 1100 hrs 30 May, 2014, an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the government.