The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) requires continuous electronic access via IP authentication over the internet for all USDA users and public on-site users to the SCOPUS database.

The attached SOW describes the requirement.   Please provide any company information that demonstrates your capability to fullfill the requirement of the SOW.   The RFI RESPONSE document should also be completed and submitted with your response this RFI.  

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Elsevier B.V.  

USDA/ARS/NAL requires access to the largest possible database of abstracts and citations to peer-reviewed literature including scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. This database must be renewable in the summer (July 1) of each calendar year to ensure funding is available to provide continuous and uninterrupted access to the most recent records added to the database.

The National Agricultural Library (NAL) is mandated (7 U.S.C. 3101) to serve as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States. One of its functions in that role is the identification and/or acquisition of information in all aspects of agriculture and allied sciences.  In support of this function, the NAL acquires citation and abstracting databases from publishers and makes the databases accessible to USDA employees and library patrons via the internet.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 511120 - Periodical Publishers 

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.  Authority for this sole source procurement is under 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Any firm that believes it can provide the services listed above may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. The Point of Contact for this action is Sandra Daniels and any response must be emailed to [email protected].  Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered.