# Notice of Intent to Sole Source Elsevier Pure Platform Licenses

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/49100426q0011

- Solicitation number: 49100426Q0011
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Elsevier Inc.
- Department: National Science Foundation
- Contracting office: National Science Foundation (n-NATIONALSCIENCEFOUNDATION)
- NAICS: 513120 Periodical Publishers
- Product or service code: 7610 Books and Pamphlets
- Place of performance: Virginia
- County: City of Alexandria (FIPS 51510). https://abierto.us/counties/city-of-alexandria-va-51510
- City: Alexandria. https://abierto.us/cities/alexandria-va-5101000
- First posted: February 6, 2026
- Last posted: February 6, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4770cd41b36248748f0fe7ef4d57a8a0/view

## Description

Required functions of the platform/tool include licenses for the following products for the period of March 01, 2026 – April 06, 2027 (14 months):: Pure Core - Recurring (14,999 profiles) Pure Portal - Recurring (14,999 profiles) Pure Cloud Hosting - Dedicated - recurring Pure Profile Refinement Service - Recurring (9500 profiles) Integration Delivery Services - Recurring (14,999 profiles) Integration Delivery Services - Recurring (NSF patent data)

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Elsevier Inc. (UEI S9UYLMMXE6X8)
- Contract: 49100426P0007, purchase order
- Obligated: $945,638.46
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 49100426Q0011 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 4900 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_49100426P0007_4900_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Clarivate Analytics (Us) LLC (UEI KCEFDML72122)
- Contract: 49100426P0012, purchase order
- Obligated: $224,868.66
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 49100426Q0011 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 4900 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_49100426P0012_4900_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- February 6, 2026: Special notice, due February 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. Notice 4770cd41b36248748f0fe7ef4d57a8a0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4770cd41b36248748f0fe7ef4d57a8a0/view

## Points of contact

- Christine Beinhacker, cbeinhac@nsf.gov, 7032924731

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