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Special notice

Sole Source Notice for Culinary Reference Texts

N0018925RR027

Department of Defense, Department of Defense. Book Publishers.

Awarded

Pearson Education, Inc.

$83,986.00 obligated so far on USAspending

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This one was awarded in 2025

2 like it are open now in book publishers

Description

As published on SAM.gov.

In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Mechanicsburg Office intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price contract to Pearson Education, Inc. for digital downloads of culinary reference texts "On Cooking, A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals, 7th Edition" and "On Baking, A Textbook of Baking and Pastry Fundamentals, 4th Edition" for Navy food service personnel.

The delivery of the required eBooks will be 1 August 2025. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotations; however, any challenges to this sole source must be received in writing and sent to kaitlin.n.obrien.civ@us.navy.mil to be considered by the Government for the purpose of determining whether or not to compete the requirement.

Challenges must include information sufficient to enable the Government to make a determination that an equivalent product exists which would meet the Government's needs as stated herein. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

UEI
MXY4T98LNFC5
CAGE
3A8R6
Vendor location
Hoboken, NJ
Contract
N0018925CR018, definitive contract
Obligated
$83,986.00
Actions
1 between July 16, 2025 and July 16, 2025
Competition
Not Competed, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Culinary Ebooks
Match
solicitation number N0018925RR027 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; awarding office not confirmed (medium confidence)

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. July 1, 2025

    Special notice

    Due July 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 0cdc5e9c0e4d465db3c7628e2ff38cd4

  2. July 3, 2025

    Special notice

    Due July 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 50fe33af6f5b443aa6cd1c283678806d

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