Announcement Number: 2018-005607-5023172

Date Posted: September 5, 2018

Date Solicitation Issued: September 5, 2018

Date Responses Due: September 15, 2018

Proposed Award Date: September 17, 2018

Project Title: Cortellis Deals Intelligence Users License (Renewal)

Contracting Office: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Neurosciences Consolidated Operation Acquisition Center (COAC), Office of Acquisition (OA)

Contact Point: Debra C. Hawkins, Acquisition Policy Analyst II; Telephone: 301-827-7751: Email: [email protected]

Acquisition Authority: This acquisition is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and the resultant contract award will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-100, August 22, 2018.

North American Classification System (NAICS) Code: 519130-Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals. Small business size standard: 1,000.

Competition Status: This acquisition is being conducted pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)-Soliciting from a single source. (1)(ii) brand name item peculiar to one manufacturer (Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC).

Description: Renewal Cortellis Deals Intelligence Users License, Five (5) Users for the period September 30, 2019 through September 29, 2019.

Closing Statement:
Responses to this notice must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The response shall include: the unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations.

In addition, the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov."

All responses must be received by 12:00 noon September 15, 2018 and must reference number: 2018-005607-5023172.

Responses may be submitted electronically to the point cited herein. Fax responses will not be accepted.

"All responsible sources may submit response which, if timely received, must be considered by the agency."