D--Notice of Intent to Award a Purchase Order to Elsevier B.V.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, WV intends to award a purchase order to Elsevier B.V. for licensing and electronic access to the following nineteen journals: Journal of Great Lakes Research, Ecological Indicators, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Catena, Journal of Arid Environments, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Ecological Economics, Landscape and Urban Planning, Aquatic Toxicology, Biological Conservation, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, Forest Ecology and Management, Ecological Modeling, Aquaculture, Environmental Pollution, Chemosphere, Journal of Hydrology, and Science of the Total Environment. The access includes nationwide USFWS license with unlimited usage for one year from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals rceived within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is soley within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered soley for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.