# Serial Subscription Services

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/480207

- Solicitation number: 480207
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Open. Offers due September 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: Brookhaven Natl Lab -Doe Contractor (899033)
- NAICS: 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- Product or service code: R605 Library Services
- Place of performance: Upton, New York
- First posted: July 16, 2026
- Last posted: September 9, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/74421400e5e54d5a88dae017eca6718d/view

## Description

The Contractor shall furnish all qualified personnel, facilities, services, and supplies necessary to place, renew, maintain, and manage subscriptions to domestic and foreign serials and periodicals in electronic, print, and other available formats, including journals, standing orders, online databases, technical reports, memberships, government documents, abstracts and indexes, back issues, and related information resources.

Services shall include subscription ordering and renewal, access to a web-based serials management system, account and financial management, invoicing and publisher payments, reporting, electronic journal access support, claims processing, cancellations, credits, refunds, customer support, training, and coordination with publishers.

BSA seeks a financially sound and knowledgeable contractor with demonstrated experience providing serial subscription services to libraries and broad access to domestic and foreign publishers. The objective of this acquisition is to obtain prompt and accurate order processing, competitive publisher pricing and applicable discounts, timely and accurate billing, effective subscription management, and reliable access to scientific and technical information resources supporting BNL’s research mission

## Attachments

- [Attachment 1 - BSA_Sample Title List.pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/a597c85fcfc64ecc8aa21b5dee7aad64/download)

## Publications

- July 16, 2026: Sources sought, due July 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice 173fbc54cb4045998ec1654656063431. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/173fbc54cb4045998ec1654656063431/view
- September 1, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice 4c1186edff6a41e8bfc32b0efc2d594e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4c1186edff6a41e8bfc32b0efc2d594e/view
- September 9, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice 74421400e5e54d5a88dae017eca6718d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/74421400e5e54d5a88dae017eca6718d/view

## Points of contact

- Blake Clemmer, bclemmer@bnl.gov, 6313442762
- Maile Nichols, mnichols@bnl.gov, 6313443936

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