D--DATABASE WEB OF SCIENCE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE PROPOSALS. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) on behalf of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) intends to enter into a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract with Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science) under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source. Databases will be used to provide access to highly curated scholarly content with the university¿s move to distant learning on library website. Clarivate Analytics Web of Science uses unique searching patterns and analysis to search content in Science, Art & Humanities, and Social Sciences and 10 years of back files. This will help increase scholarship of the university. Access will be through the library proxy server to make the content available to all students and faculty. The anticipated period of performance will be from August 2020 ¿ June 30, 2021. The total anticipated cost is $10,600.00. The period of performance will be for a year, delivery date June 14, 2021. No solicitation is available and no technical questions will be answered for this requirement. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 519130. If a firm believes that BIA should not pursue this procurement, it should submit a capability statement and pricing information for the requirement by ___2pm______ ET on ____September 1, 2020____. Please contact Janice Begay, Purchasing Agent, via email at [email protected].