SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Notice of Intent: Sole Source - Publishers International Linking Association
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Office of Scientific and TechnicalU.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Scientific and Technical1 Science.Gov WayOak RidgeTN37830
- ZIP Code
- 37830
- Solicitation Number
- OSTI-2018-10
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE 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, to Publishers International Linking Association, Inc. (PILA)/Crossref. The requirement is for Crossref indexing services. Crossref membership allows OSTI to send metadata and persistent identifiers associated with various technical reports and working papers to be registered with Crossref and assigned a DOI. The identifiers provide a consistent and often widely adopted way to identify and cite information, whether it be titles (ISBN, ISSN), articles (DOIs, PMIDs) or authors (ORCID). Persistent identifiers are enduring references to a resource such as a web page, file, image, or other (usually digital) object. Crossref uses the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to provide persistence for metadata records. A DOI is a widely adapted identifier system that provides alpha-numeric identifiers that can be turned into a URL. DOIs are overseen by the International DOI? Foundation (IDF). You must use a service offered by a DOI Registration Agency (RA) to obtain a DOI. Crossref is the only registered agency organization that can provide the required DOI servi ces for technical reports needed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 519130 - Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via e-mail to the point of contact or alternate point of contact. Any vendor who believes it can meet the requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by February 6, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. EST. Responses to this posting must be in writing and submitted to paynet@osti.gov by 5:00 p.m. EST. 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: Tammy Payne Phone: (865) 576-0247 FAX: (865) 576-3589 EMAIL: paynet@osti.gov
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