The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Information Technology Acquisition Center (ITAC), Office of the Chief Information Officer, (OCIO), Solutions Development Directorate (SDD), Research Library and Information Services (RLIS) intends to award a sole source purchase order to American Chemical Society (ACS), 1155 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036 for ACS Subscription Services. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)2023-04, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS is 519290. A quote is being requested under solicitation 70RTAC23Q00000083 using Simplified Acquisition procedures. This will be a fixed price contract for 1 (12) month, and 4 (12) month option periods. Based on DHS market research, it has been determined that ACS is the only source to meet DHS requirements and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. ACS Publications is the exclusive owner of the content and information available through ACS Web Editions and the ACS Legacy Archives. All articles in those services are available in either PDF or HTML formats. No other publisher, editor, or company owns or controls access to ACS Web Editions and ACS Legacy Archives, only the American Chemical Society (ACS). The proposed contract action is for ACS Subscription Services which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to the acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Mar 2023); FAR clause 52.212.-2, Evaluation Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021); FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022); FAR 52.212-5 clause Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jun 2023). Offeror shall include a complete copy of the clause 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications –Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022).The full text of clauses can be obtained at Web Site https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/indes/far. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is based upon responses to this notice and is solely within the discretion of the Government. No telephone inquire will be accepted. Quotes may be submitted via-email to the Contract Specialist, Katie McDermott (
[email protected], and the Contracting Officer, Andrea Walker (
[email protected]).