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Open — responses due 16 Nov 2026 (2 days left) · Unrestricted (full and open) · Department of the Navy, DoD · DC · NAICS 513120 · Solicitation N0017327QKN03

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Solicitation details

Solicitation number	N0017327QKN03
Notice ID	a306fb2b584642f99b7cef8a45b4680f
Agency	Department of Defense (DoD)
Sub-agency	Department of the Navy
Contracting office	NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
NAICS code	513120 — Periodical Publishers
Product / service code (PSC)	7630
Set-aside	Unrestricted (full and open)
Notice type	Special Notice
Posted	02 November 2026
Response deadline	16 November 2026
Place of performance	DC, USA
Competition	Likely sole source (FedSift estimate from the notice text) — confirm on SAM.gov before investing in a bid

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Description

The U.S. Department of Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Contracting Division intends to enter into a sole source contract with RSC in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 for the award of RSC Online Library Platform Subscription. This is the renewal of annual subscription to which RSC holds the copyright to the information. These are intellectual property rights which can only be provided by RSC. Please see the attached specifications for additional details. This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. A solicitation will not be posted; however, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication of this announcement. Any submitted capability statement, proposal, quotation, or supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received shall be considered by the agency; however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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Market context: DoD and NAICS 513120

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