Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase Order to Springer Science & Business Media, Inc. for Online Subscriptions. THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Office of Acquisition Management (OAM), Headquarters Procurement Operations Division (HPOD) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Springer Science & Business Media, Inc. in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This sole source procurement is for Springer Science & Business Media, Inc.?s Earth and Environmental Sciences E-book collection that includes over 600 titles from 2013-2014. Springer is the only responsible source and no other services will satisfy agency requirements. They are the sole/exclusive vendor that delivers these online subscriptions as described on their website: www.springer.com NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. Notwithstanding, any firm who believes it is capable of meeting EPA's requirement as stated herein (or equivalent/adequate substitution) may submit a response, which if received no later than 10:00 am ET, September 9, 2014, will be considered. All questions and/or responses must be directed to Janet Bowman via email to
[email protected]. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. The point of contact for this procurement is Janet B. Bowman, Contracting Officer, at
[email protected].