# Award Notice- Springer Nature

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa2396

- Solicitation number: FA2396
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC for $3,004,119.50
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA2396 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL Pzle (FA2396)
- NAICS: 519210 Libraries and Archives
- Product or service code: 7630 Newspapers and Periodicals
- Place of performance: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
- County: Greene County (FIPS 39057). https://abierto.us/counties/greene-county-oh-39057
- City: Wright-Patterson AFB. https://abierto.us/cities/wright-patterson-afb-oh-3986660
- First posted: May 15, 2024
- Last posted: January 3, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b1a56ff5e5914a15a88edb0ad3030bf0/view

## Description

The United States Air Force (the Government) has issued a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order to a single source, Springer Nature, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available). This action provides access to SpringerLink and Nature.com Complete publications. The period of performance is 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025, with four option years.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Inc. (UEI WV5SKY8MTFU1)
- Contract: FA239625PB018, purchase order
- Obligated: $1,746,510.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number FA239625PB018 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA2396 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA239625PB018_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC (UEI X4KMCS94UED8)
- Contract: FA239625PB020, purchase order
- Obligated: $549,016.92
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number FA239625PB020 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA2396 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA239625PB020_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 15, 2024: Sources sought, due May 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice c9c7227db21f43419d7405ff04643af3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c9c7227db21f43419d7405ff04643af3/view
- January 3, 2025: Award notice. Notice 8e9d4b1eea184c6494ab9fa9abb09fbe. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8e9d4b1eea184c6494ab9fa9abb09fbe/view
- January 3, 2025: Award notice. Notice b1a56ff5e5914a15a88edb0ad3030bf0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b1a56ff5e5914a15a88edb0ad3030bf0/view

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