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This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with format in FAR Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and quotes are being requested. In accordance with FAR 5.203(a)(2) this solicitation will be posted for less than fifteen (15) days.

Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is N6660425Q0003. This requirement is being solicited as unrestricted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 513120. The Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees. The Product Supply Code (PSC) is 7630.

This requirement is for annual subscription service to provide online access to specific technical and scientific journals (see brand name specification below); no substitutions will be allowed.

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) intends to purchase, on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) basis, for the brand name items listed below: Required delivery is F.O.B. Destination, Naval Station Newport, RI, 02841-1708.

Base year 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025, CLIN 0001

Option year (1) 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026, CLIN 0002

Option year (2) 01/01/2027 to 12/31/2027, CLIN 0003

Option year (3) 01/01/2028 to 12/31/2028, CLIN 0004

For the purposes of quoting to this opportunity, the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure is identified below:

CLIN 0001 Online Access for the following titles (Base Year):

Angewandte Chemie International Edition Package

1521-3773

1997-present

Astronomische Nachrichten

1521-3994

1999-present

Geophysical Research Letters*

*Note: On January 1, 2023, the journal, Geophysical Research Letters, also moved to Open Access.

1944-8007

1997-present

Journal of Chemometrics

1099-128X

1996-present

Journal of Geophysical Research -- Solid Earth

2169-9356

1997-present

Journal of Wildlife Management

1937-2817

2004-present

Marine Mammal Science

1748-7692

1997-present

Navigation*

*Note: On January 1, 2022, the journal, Navigation, moved to an Open Access (OA) model of publishing.

0028-1522

1997-present

Propellants Explosives and Pyrotechnics

1521-4087

1998-present

Radio Science

1944-799X

1997-present

Statistics in Medicine

1097-0258

1996-present

ChemSystemsChem

2570-4206

2019-present

Wildlife Monographs

1938-5455

2004-present

CLIN 0002 Online Access for the following titles (Option Year 1):

Angewandte Chemie International Edition Package

1521-3773

1997-present

Astronomische Nachrichten

1521-3994

1999-present

Geophysical Research Letters*

*Note: On January 1, 2023, the journal, Geophysical Research Letters, also moved to Open Access.

1944-8007

1997-present

Journal of Chemometrics

1099-128X

1996-present

Journal of Geophysical Research -- Solid Earth

2169-9356

1997-present

Journal of Wildlife Management

1937-2817

2004-present

Marine Mammal Science

1748-7692

1997-present

Navigation*

*Note: On January 1, 2022, the journal, Navigation, moved to an Open Access (OA) model of publishing.

0028-1522

1997-present

Propellants Explosives and Pyrotechnics

1521-4087

1998-present

Radio Science

1944-799X

1997-present

Statistics in Medicine

1097-0258

1996-present

ChemSystemsChem

2570-4206

2019-present

Wildlife Monographs

1938-5455

2004-present

CLIN 0003 Online Access for the following titles (Option Year 2):

Angewandte Chemie International Edition Package

1521-3773

1997-present

Astronomische Nachrichten

1521-3994

1999-present

Geophysical Research Letters*

*Note: On January 1, 2023, the journal, Geophysical Research Letters, also moved to Open Access.

1944-8007

1997-present

Journal of Chemometrics

1099-128X

1996-present

Journal of Geophysical Research -- Solid Earth

2169-9356

1997-present

Journal of Wildlife Management

1937-2817

2004-present

Marine Mammal Science

1748-7692

1997-present

Navigation*

*Note: On January 1, 2022, the journal, Navigation, moved to an Open Access (OA) model of publishing.

0028-1522

1997-present

Propellants Explosives and Pyrotechnics

1521-4087

1998-present

Radio Science

1944-799X

1997-present

Statistics in Medicine

1097-0258

1996-present

ChemSystemsChem

2570-4206

2019-present

Wildlife Monographs

1938-5455

2004-present

CLIN 0004 Online Access for the following titles (Option Year 3):

Angewandte Chemie International Edition Package

1521-3773

1997-present

Astronomische Nachrichten

1521-3994

1999-present

Geophysical Research Letters*

*Note: On January 1, 2023, the journal, Geophysical Research Letters, also moved to Open Access.

1944-8007

1997-present

Journal of Chemometrics

1099-128X

1996-present

Journal of Geophysical Research -- Solid Earth

2169-9356

1997-present

Journal of Wildlife Management

1937-2817

2004-present

Marine Mammal Science

1748-7692

1997-present

Navigation*

*Note: On January 1, 2022, the journal, Navigation, moved to an Open Access (OA) model of publishing.

0028-1522

1997-present

Propellants Explosives and Pyrotechnics

1521-4087

1998-present

Radio Science

1944-799X

1997-present

Statistics in Medicine

1097-0258

1996-present

ChemSystemsChem

2570-4206

2019-present

Wildlife Monographs

1938-5455

2004-present

Offeror shall complete and submit Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Provision 52.204-24 ‘Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment’ (AUG 2020), which is included as an attachment to the solicitation or be certified in Certs and Reps on SAM.

F.O.B. Destination, Newport, RI 02841-1708. The Offeror shall include shipping charges, if applicable and separately priced, and specify best delivery lead times in its quote.

Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the most current Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC). The following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.204-23, “Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab.”;

FAR 52.204-25, “Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment”;

FAR 52.209-10, “Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations.”;

FAR 52.209-11, “Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or Felony under any Federal Law.”;

FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items.”;

FAR 52.212-2, “Evaluation – Commercial Items.”;

FAR 52.212-3 (ALT 1), “Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items.”;

FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items.";

FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items.”;

DFARS 252.204-7008, “Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls.”;

DFARS 252.204-7009, “Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.”;

DFARS 252.204-7015, “Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support.”;

DFARS 252.204-7019, “NOTICE OF NIST SP 800-171 DOD ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS”;

DFARS 252.204-7020, “NIST SP 800-171 DOD ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS”;

DFARS 252.213-7000, “Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations.”

DFARS 252.215-7013, “Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.”;

DFARS 252.225-7031, “Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel.”;

DFARS 252.246-7008, “Sources of Electronic Parts.”;

Brand Name Justification:

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) is a Naval research

activity operating under the direction of the Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command

(NAVSEA). The installation provides research, development, test and evaluation, engineering,

analysis, and assessment, as well as Fleet support capabilities for naval warfare. Through its

Warfare Center Research Commons, NUWCDIVNPT provides library and information services

to Navy scientists and engineers. The Research Commons provides centralized access to

subscription content which includes online access to leading scientific journals published by

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Warfare Center Research Commons’ researchers need ready access to scientific research to

support mission requirements, including the design, development, testing, and evaluation of

national defense technologies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. publishes certain leading academic

journals that contain the latest, best-available science in these key areas. Research Commons’

researchers continually consult and reference these journals to support and advance their work,

and subsequently require online access to this scientific content.

Like most academic publishers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. holds exclusive copyrights to the

research content in the journals that it publishes. Without access to this content, Navy

researchers would be slow to learn about – or even ignorant of – the latest scientific and

technical developments in key areas. We researched two leading academic database providers,

ProQuest and EBSCO, which aggregate and provide access to content from numerous publishers, to determine whether they might also provide access this content. While they do include some

Wiley journals in their databases through their own licenses with John Wiley & Sons, they do

not include all of the required journals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is the only source available to provide online access to the necessary resources for all coverage years.

In addition to full, online access to the aforementioned journals, the subscription is required to meet the following criteria:

1. Desktop: The contractor’s services shall be fully compliant with Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) operational requirements and networking structure. The services shall be desktop capable, requiring no client software.


2. Access: The service shall be accessible via a high speed internet connection on Government owned computers. It shall be accessible via Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge browsers. Users shall be able to access the subscription via OpenAthens federated authentication. Users shall be able to download and print copies of articles.


3. Usage Reports: The contractor shall provide Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources (COUNTER)-compliant usage statistics, aggregated on a monthly basis. Library staff shall be able to access and download usage statistics on demand.


4. Technical Support: The contractor shall provide toll free telephone and online technical support Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm.

Based on the above, it is not reasonable to conclude the potential savings from competition can offset the significant duplicative cost and schedule and mission impact associated with purchasing a new brand name product. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the Government to solicit and award this requirement on a brand name only basis.

Additional terms and conditions:

In accordance with DFARS Clause 252.211-7003, the contractor shall provide a unique item identifier (UID) for all delivered items for which the Government’s unit acquisition cost is $5,000.00 or more. If UID applies, payment will be via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). If UID does not apply, and if there are no surcharges, the Government’s preferred payment method is via credit card.

Full text of incorporated FAR/DFARS clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at https://acquisition.gov/far/.

Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM) prior to award. Instructions for registration are available on the website.

The Government intends to award a single FFP Purchase Order to the eligible and responsible offeror on a Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable basis.

In order to be determined technically acceptable the offeror shall:

1. Quote the Brand Name specified in their required quantities. The offeror shall submit detailed specs with quote;


2. Provide reconditioned material to include 6 month part and labor warranty.

Offers must be emailed directly to Jennifer Vatousiou at jennifer.m.vatousiou.civ@us.navy.mil. Offers must be received no later than 11:00 a.m. (EST) on Monday, 25 November 2024. Offers received after this date and time may not be considered for award. For information on this acquisition, contact Jennifer Vatousiou at the email listed above.

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