Thomson Reuters Web of Science, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) subscription.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted in response to this notice. The Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred in preparation of a proposal. Responsible sources who believe they can provide the required services may submit a written capability statement via e-mail to [email protected], not later than 12:00 a.m. MT on January 25, 2010. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Offerors must also be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database with a DUNS number and Cage Code. The Government intends to award a Base + 3 Option Years Firm-Fixed Price Contract for the following: Thomson Reuters Web of Science, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) subscription. Subscription access to the data will be provided for all Forest Service employees via unlimited simultaneous internet access using IP authentication. 2010 Web of Science data integrated with previously purchased 1899-2009 data. This supports comprehensive and retrospective searching of the world’s key literature all the way back to 1899. Web of Science provides access to a broad range of international scientific, technical, and social sciences literature. Indexed content includes books, journals, conference proceedings, technical reports, patents, and web content. Functionality must include subject searching, keyword searching, cited reference searching, author searching, analysis of results, links to full text, alerting services, citation exporting, and ability to refine search results. Must be able to use the resource to prevent duplication of prior research, to identify the body of work on particular topics, and to track and assess the subsequent impact the Forest Service’s research has had on others by identifying who has cited our research. Must be able to use this dataset for performance metrics which will help to demonstrate the relevance, quality, performance, and efficiency of Forest Service Research & Development’s work. The metrics are a Corporate Citation Index which will estimate the scientific use of publications authored by FS R&D scientists and the Number of High Impact Papers which will be calculated from the Web of Science database at least annually. In addition, access to EndNote Web, a web based bibliographic management program, will be included for all agency personnel. Period of Performance: Actual dates to be determined at time of award. (1 yr from date of award) All documentation shall become the property of the Government. Firms responding must indicate the following information: Indicate the business size: small business or small disadvantaged business, veteran owned small business or HUB Zone certified.