76--Science Direct and SCOPUS online subscriptions

The U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, VA intends to award a noncompetitive procurement to Elsevier, B.V. of Amsterdam NLD 1043 NX for the USGS Library in Reston, VA, to provide electronic subscriptions to the Scopus bibliographic citation database and ScienceDirect online journals collected and maintained by the Library. The Scopus database and ScienceDirect is unique in its content and structure and it is not available from other sources in the marketplace. The Period of Performance will be for one base year and four one-year option periods. This is not a request for competitive quotes. Determination by the Government not to compete this action is solely within the discretion of the Government. The NAICS code is 511120. Firms believing that they can provide these services are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contracting Officer at [email protected] by August 31, 2017, 11AM ET.