Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: intent to award sole source springer nature
Deadline: 10 Feb 2026
Posting Date: 05 Feb 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 135115179
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Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order to a single source, Springer Nature, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 10 February 2026. This action provides access to SpringerLink and Nature.com Complete publications. The period of performance will be Award to 31 Dec 2026.
FSC: 7630
NAICS: 519210
Size Standard: $21 MIL
Subscription name: SpringerLink and Nature.com Complete publications
Supplier name: Springer Nature
Product description: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) require access to SpringerLink and Nature.com Complete publications.
Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:
SpringerLink is a comprehensive online collection of scientific, technological and medical journals, books and reference works. SpringerLink offers electronic and printed literature from Springer-Verlag, a preeminent scientific publisher with a reputation for excellence spanning more than 150 years. It also offers the work of a growing roster of publishers, including Urban and Vogel, Steinkopff, and Birkhäuser. Nature.com Complete provides full-text access to 80 titles from Nature Publishing Group and partner societies. Nature.com allows users to search across life science and physical research journals, life science review journals, clinical review journals, as well as complimentary web content.
Full-text online access (where applicable) to journal articles in optics and physics, in either downloadable PDF or HTML format (PDF is preferred).
All graphical figures and citations of the original full-text article must be available within the digital document (object) that stands for that article.
Search interface that includes numerous primary categories and ability to perform keyword and other specialized topical queries for eff...
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: dept of the air force
Office: fa2396 usaf afmc afrl pzl afrl pzle
Product Service Code: 7630 - newspapers and periodicals
NAICS Code: 519210 - Libraries and Archives
Inactive Dates: feb 25, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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