NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) intends to issue a firm-fixed award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(i)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, Institute of Physics (IOP.)
This requirement is for the renewal of an online subscription providing access to journals published by IOP. The subscription period is for the 2026 calendar year. DOE intends to award this requirement as a sole source to IOP Publishing with a one-year base period and two one-year option periods.
The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC) has a requirement for subscription renewal of existing approved/required journals and access to the IOPscience Extra Package. Based on market research, only IOP subscriptions allows access to the IOP Historic Archives 1874-1994 journals as well as the IOPscience Extra journals published by IOP. Access is restricted to the Office of Science. DOE is provided with a direct link to the website which is listed on the OSTI.gov website under the pulldown tab labeled research tools via the SC e-journals link button. This is for the Office of Science and is not publicly accessible.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 513120 - Periodical Publishers, with the size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes.
Any vendor who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by January 6, 2026 by 3:30 p.m. EST. herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by January 6, 2026 by 3:30 p.m. EST. Responses to this posting must be in writing and submitted to barnettn@osti.gov. A determination not to compete the proposed order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Please note that any prospective offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to award in accordance with FAR part 4.11.
Contracting Office Address:
US Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information
P.O. Box 62
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Government Point of Contact: Natalie Barnett Phone: (865) 241-3526 EMAIL: barnettn@osti.gov