Intent to Sole Source Swift-Active Screener Licenses Renewal

POINT OF CONTACT: Jamie Rosales-Wold U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA Western Acquisition Division 325 Broadway, SOU6 Boulder, CO 80305 PHONE: 303-578-6951 EMAIL: [email protected] ***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), NOAA CENTRAL AND REGIONAL LIBRARIES (NCRL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO 12.102(a), WITH SCIOME LLC FOR NON-PERSONAL SERVICES FOR SWIFT-ACTIVE SCREENER LICENSES. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 541519. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT SCIOME LLC IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THIS SWIFT-ACTIVE SCREENER LICENSE. SWIFT-ACTIVE SCREENER IS THE ONLY ARTICLE SCREENING APPLICATION THAT USES A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ALGORITHM TO INFORM SCREENERS WHEN THEY HAVE MET A SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE OF RELEVANT PAPERS, ALLOWING SCREENERS TO KNOW WHEN TO STOP SEARCHING/ SCREENING. WITHOUT THIS CAPABILITY, MORE TIME AND EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED OF LIBRARY STAFF MAKING THE PROCESS INEFFICIENT. WITH THIS CAPABILITY THE NOAA LIBRARY IS ABLE TO SAVE STAFF TIME, PROCESS MORE REQUESTS, AND BETTER SUPPORT THE NOAA RESEARCH MISSION. SCIOME LLC HAS CONFIRMED THEY ARE THE SOLE SOURCE. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 08/17/2026 TO 08/16/2030 (BASE PLUS THREE (3) OPTION YEARS) ***THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. SUCH REQUESTS AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.