# Science Direct Journals

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c77626q0037

- Solicitation number: 36C77626Q0037
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to Cox Subscriptions, Inc. for $55,437.00
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: Pcac (36C776)
- NAICS: 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- Product or service code: R605 Library Services
- County: Brunswick County (FIPS 37019). https://abierto.us/counties/brunswick-county-nc-37019
- City: Shallotte. https://abierto.us/cities/shallotte-nc-3760800
- First posted: December 1, 2025
- Last posted: December 22, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e02528ad9492481482f30411f2c06ad1/view

## Description

**VHAPG Part 813.106 Simplified Acquisition Procedures:** Soliciting from a Single Source Single Source Justification for SAP under the SAT Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used: Elsevier (the Parent Company of ScienceDirect) requires a special set of terms and conditions as a part of the contract. The journals CHEST and Journal of the American College of Cardiology are the proprietary intellectual property of Elsevier/ScienceDirect.

Only WT Cox (dba Cox) Subscriptions, an authorized reseller for these journals, can assume legal responsibility for the special set of terms and conditions required by Elsevier. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted: There is no reasonable expectation that the VA Rule of Two could be met; even though there were 3,322 organizations identified using NAICS code 519290 as search criteria in the SBA database.

The reason, as stated by Elsevier (see P02.1 Publisher Confirmation of Authorized Reseller), Cox Subscriptions, Inc. is the sole distributor for Science Direct Journals. A request for information (RFI) would not yield any authorized SDVOSB/VOSB distributors.

**Contracting Officer's Certification:** Purchase is approved in accordance with FAR13.106-1(b). I certify that the foregoing justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

**Date Contracting Officer Revision:**

**01 Effective Date:** 11/15/2024 Page 2 of 2 Acquisition ID#

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Cox Subscriptions, Inc. (UEI MC59TD7UK9G8)
- Contract: 36C77626P0016, purchase order
- Obligated: $55,437.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 36C77626P0016 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C776 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C77626P0016_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- December 1, 2025: Special notice, due December 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice ed00c6015cad41a5ae71ecc540bd1a52. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ed00c6015cad41a5ae71ecc540bd1a52/view
- December 22, 2025: Award notice. Notice e02528ad9492481482f30411f2c06ad1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e02528ad9492481482f30411f2c06ad1/view

## Points of contact

- Shaun Pitts, Contract Specialist, Shaun.Pitts@va.gov, 216-447-8321

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