# Sole Source Notice for Culinary Reference Texts

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/n0018925rr027

- Solicitation number: N0018925RR027
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Pearson Education, Inc.
- Department: Department of Defense
- Contracting office: Department of Defense (n-DEPTOFDEFENSE)
- NAICS: 513130 Book Publishers
- Product or service code: 7610 Books and Pamphlets
- Place of performance: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- County: Cumberland County (FIPS 42041). https://abierto.us/counties/cumberland-county-pa-42041
- City: Mechanicsburg. https://abierto.us/cities/mechanicsburg-pa-4248376
- First posted: July 1, 2025
- Last posted: July 3, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/50fe33af6f5b443aa6cd1c283678806d/view

## Description

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.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Pearson Education, Inc. (UEI MXY4T98LNFC5)
- Contract: N0018925CR018, definitive contract
- Obligated: $83,986.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number N0018925RR027 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; awarding office not confirmed (medium confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_N0018925CR018_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 1, 2025: Special notice, due July 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 0cdc5e9c0e4d465db3c7628e2ff38cd4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0cdc5e9c0e4d465db3c7628e2ff38cd4/view
- July 3, 2025: Special notice, due July 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 50fe33af6f5b443aa6cd1c283678806d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/50fe33af6f5b443aa6cd1c283678806d/view

## Points of contact

- Kaitlin O'Brien, kaitlin.n.obrien.civ@us.navy.mil

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