D--PROQUEST DATABASES AND EBOOKS

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 ProQuest under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source. The Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) has a requirement for ProQuest databases provide an internationally known databases service for selected scholarly academic works aligned to HINU course instruction. ProQuest includes journals, newspapers reports, working papers, and datasets indexed to the easily navigable using tools and provides citation generators to simplify research. To provide an opportunity for our students to access ProQuest products would be a disservice to them while at HINU or for when they transfer to another institution of higher education. The anticipated period of performance will be from September 1, 2020 ¿ August 31, 2021. The total anticipated cost is $35,493.31. The period of performance will be for a year, delivery date August 31, 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 ___5pm______ ET on ____August 24, 2020____. Please contact Janice Begay, Purchasing Agent, via email at [email protected].