Notice of intent to negotiate a sole source purchase order with Proquest LLC

The US Department of Education, National Library of Education intents to solicit and award on a sole-source basis to ProQuest Information and Learning-CSA LLC under the statutory authority permitting Other than Full & Open Competition, as implemented by FAR FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. The purpose of the proposed contract is to subscribe to proprietary Internet-based services: ProQuest Digital Dissertations and Theses, ProQuest Education Journals Online with ERIC, ProQuest National Newspapers 9, and Newspaper Direct Press Display. ProQuest Digital Dissertations and Theses contains more than 2 million entries, with institutional subscribers receiving online access to the complete file of dissertations in digital format starting with titles published from 1997 forward. ProQuest Education Journals Online with ERIC contains full-text of 397 journals in the field of education, plus the full-text available in ERIC. ProQuest National Newspapers 9 provides online access to The New York Times (coverage dates back to 1980), The Wall Street Journal (coverage dates back to 1984), Washington Post (coverage dates back to 1987), Los Angeles Times (coverage dates back to 1985), Christian Science Monitor (coverage dates back to 1988), Chicago Tribune (coverage dates back to 1985), Atlanta Journal-Constitution (coverage dates back to 1990), Boston Globe (coverage dates back to 1980), and USA TODAY (coverage dates back to 1987); and Newspaper Direct Press Display for 3 simultaneous users (new) covers over 400 US and international titles and provides online access to today's newspaper issue in full-color, full-page format, as well as a 60-day backfile and the ability to perform keyword searches across all titles and the backfile. All databases operate on the ProQuest search engine platform and are unique to ProQuest. A subscription for Internet access to these ProQuest services with selected full-text and access to their proprietary search engine is offered only by ProQuest LLC. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotations and there will not be a solicitation issued for the requirement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation, which shall be considerd. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's bona fide capability to provide these items. Such responses must be received on or before 2:00PM, EST, Friday, September 18, 2009.