About this opportunity
AI summaryThe U.S. Department of Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intends to award a sole-source contract to Elsevier for a brand-name annual subscription renewal to the Elsevier Scopus Online Library Platform. The subscription provides licensed scientific and technical information content on the journal platform to support research and development missions for NRL scientists and engineers at the Ruth H. Hooker Research Library. While the agency will not post a formal solicitation, any firm that believes it can meet the requirement may submit a detailed capability statement, proposal, quotation, or supporting evidence within 15 days of the announcement publication. The Government will consider all responses received to determine whether to compete the proposed procurement.
Scope of work
- Brand name access to licensed information content on Elsevier Scopus Online Subscription Journal platform
- Provision of all products in accordance with the price quote
Minimum qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to comply with the requirement and provide Elsevier Scopus Online Library Platform content
Documents to include with your response
- Capability statement, proposal, quotation, or supporting evidence
Key dates
- Written notification due
- within 15 days of publication of this announcement
How to submit
- Method
- Written notification to the Contracting Officer
- Instructions
- Responses must be submitted in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement.
Contract details
- Term
- Annual subscription
- Place of performance
- Ruth H. Hooker Research Library, Washington DC
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- N0017327QKN01
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Navy › Naval Research Laboratory
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Nov 10, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 27, 2026
- NAICS
- 513130 · Book Publishers
- Product/service code
- 7630
- Place of performance
- DC, 20375
- Contracting contact
- KEVIN NGUYEN
kevin.nguyen3.civ@us.navy.mil - Additional contact
- Jamie Dixon
jamie.l.dixon8.civ@us.navy.mil
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
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