The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has a requirement for a subscription to American Chemical Society journals. Access to the journals must be available electronically to multiple sites. The ERDC intends to issue a firm fixed price contract to American Chemical Society, 2540 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43202-1505, on a sole source basis. American Chemical Society is the only company capable of fulfilling this requirement. American Chemical Society is the sole publisher and licensor of the required titles. The award will be issued in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). The NAICS code for this requirement is 519130 with a size standard of 500 employees. Access to the following electronic titles is required: ACS Digital Library ACS Symposium Series This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses to this requirement may be submitted to Anitra Wilson at
[email protected]. The solicitation number shall be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission. Responses must be received no later than 5 days from the posted date of this notice.