The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a single source basis to Elsevier B.V. for subscription to selected Elsevier ScienceDirect and Academic Press electronic journals, including access to current issues and backfiles from 1997 to the present. The contracting officer has determined that Elsevier B.V. is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b). The publications are under copyright, so it is not possible for another source to meet the requirement. In addition, only the publisher provides searchable access to the most recent journal issues with their backfiles under the Elsevier SciVerse search interface.

The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be one (1) Base Year and four (4) Option Years and the total value of the order shall be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

The SEC intends to award a purchase order to Elsevier on or about February 26, 2015. This notice is not a competitive request for proposals. A competitive solicitation will not be issued. However, the government will give consideration to interested parties that identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals by the response date of this notice.

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