# Protocols.IO Subscription

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12805b24q0632

- Solicitation number: 12805B24Q0632
- Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Agricultural Research Service
- Contracting office: USDA ARS PA Aao Acq/Per Prop (12805B)
- NAICS: 513210 Software Publishers
- Product or service code: 7A20 Application development software delivered by perpetual license, consisting of analysis, design, development, code, test and release packages associated with application development projects.
- Place of performance: Lincoln, Nebraska
- County: Lancaster County (FIPS 31109). https://abierto.us/counties/lancaster-county-ne-31109
- City: Lincoln. https://abierto.us/cities/lincoln-ne-3128000
- First posted: August 26, 2024
- Last posted: August 27, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b4017fe2fdaa4ba0a74c053724d420ce/view

## Description

Notice of Intent to award a sole source purchase order under FAR 13.106-1(b)(2). The United States Department of Agriculture intends to contract with Springer Nature, on a sole source basis for a thirteen month subscription to Protocols.IO. at the ARS location in Lincoln, NE. This purchase is for a 13-month subscription to the protocols.io open-access web platform. Researchers can use this platform to create/share/collaborate on research methods, and the platform allows both open and private user options.

Importantly, protocols.io allows versioned publication of methods, assigning a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to released protocols. Protocols.IO also has direct relationships with selected peer-review journals that allow methods developed on the protocols.IO platform to be submitted directly to journals for peer-review and publication. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.

In doing so, interested sources must submit technical capabilities, pricing, and other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Governments needs no later than response time provided. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to attached POC. This synopsis is not considered a request for bid/quote/proposal. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests for technical information will not be honored.

No contract will be awarded on a basis of offers received in response to this notice, but offers will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC (UEI X4KMCS94UED8)
- Contract: 12805B24P0263, purchase order
- Obligated: $22,966.10
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 12805B24Q0632 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 12805B (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12805B24P0263_12H2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 26, 2024: Sources sought, due August 27, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice b339ccac87844d43ae15bcd5a0c779f9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b339ccac87844d43ae15bcd5a0c779f9/view
- August 27, 2024: Special notice, due August 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice b4017fe2fdaa4ba0a74c053724d420ce. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b4017fe2fdaa4ba0a74c053724d420ce/view

## Points of contact

- James Porter, james.porter@usda.gov

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