Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Clarivate Analytics LLC
Deadline: 27 Jul 2025
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 122911052
Document Ref. No.: W91ZLK-25-Q-0021
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Description
This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Commercial Items. The ACC-APG Installation & Technology Division, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price sole source supply contract to Clarivate Analytics LLC.
Cage Code: U1P88. Please see the attachment labeled, “Justification Redact” for further detail as to why this action is being negotiated solely with Clarivate Analytics LLC.
The objective of this contract is for DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center-s (DEVCOM-CBC) to procure an integrated, web-based platform designed to support all levels of scientific, technical and scholarly research by providing single search access to the content listed below at the end-users desktop:
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) (1900- Current Year)
Conference Proceedings Index (CPCI) (1990-Current Year)
Journal and Highly Cited Data (JCR + ESI)
Clarivate Analytics Sole Source for the Web of Science:
The Web of Science™ is a proprietary database owned and hosted exclusively by Clarivate Analytics which contains a number of products including the Web of Science SCIE and Conference Proceedings Citation Index™. The Web of Science™ contains unique content and functionality that is unduplicated by any other vendor.
Clarivate is the sole source for the Web of Science data. All licensing and access entitlement for Web of Science is only through Clarivate and under its licensing terms.
As such, this requirement will be awarded on a sole-source basis IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i)
Soliciting from a single source (exclusive licensing agreements).
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 513120. Posting date of this requirement is July 17, 2025. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this ...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : W91ZLK-25-Q-0021
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Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE ::
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: Jul 17, 2025 08:32 am EDT
Original Response Date: Jul 27, 2025 03:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Aug 11, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
Product Service Code: 7630 - NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS
NAICS Code: 513120 - Periodical Publishers
Place of Performance: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 USA
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Tender Notice