# Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Lyrasis, Inc.

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/4b94a52cc4484e0cb8fc49277b2448c6

- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was January 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Contracting office: Usuhs (HU0001)
- Place of performance: Bethesda, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Bethesda. https://abierto.us/cities/bethesda-md-2407125
- First posted: December 17, 2025
- Last posted: December 17, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4b94a52cc4484e0cb8fc49277b2448c6/view

## Description

USU intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Lyrasis, Inc. to renew the subscription for a site license to the Springer Nature Branded Title Journals and the Springer Nature Read & Publish Journals for the 2026 calendar year. The period of performance is one year. Lyrasis is the only entity that offers the Springer Nature Branded Titles and the Springer and Nature Read and Publish Journal Collections.

Obtaining this requirement through Lyrasis allows the Learning Resource Center (LRC) to maintain access to resources utilized daily by USU professors, researchers and students. Therefore, Lyrasis, Inc. is the only known source that can provide the requested Springer Nature Branded Titles and the Springer and Nature Read and Publish Journals Collections required by USU. This requirement will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). See attached Notice of Intent to Sole Source for full detail.

## Publications

- December 17, 2025: Special notice, due January 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. Notice 4b94a52cc4484e0cb8fc49277b2448c6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4b94a52cc4484e0cb8fc49277b2448c6/view

## Points of contact

- Ryan Jeffers, ryan.jeffers@usuhs.edu
- Emily M. Mashek, emily.mashek@usuhs.edu

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