# ASTM CUSTOMIZED COMPASS PORTAL SUBSCRIPTION Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nb6010102500339 - Solicitation number: NB601010-25-00339 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Commerce - Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology - Contracting office: National Institute of Standards and Technology (n-NATIONALINSTITUTEOFSTANDARDSANDTECHNOLOGY) - NAICS: 519210 Libraries and Archives - Product or service code: DF10 IT Management tools and services delivered as a service, by subscription, or service contract. Includes Enterprise Architecture (EA), Financial Management, and Strategic Planning. EA includes services supporting business, information, application and technical architecture to drive standardization, integration and efficiency among business technology solutions. Financial Management includes services involved in the planning, budgeting, spend management and chargeback of IT expenditures and the costing of IT products and services. IT Management and Strategic Planning include senior professional and administrative support services facilitating centralized IT strategy and planning. - First posted: December 10, 2024 - Last posted: December 10, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7abe747b8bfe42f3bed1fa2832252833/view ## Description THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) Soliciting from a Single Source with ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA to renew the customized COMPASS portal subscription for accessing the Complete 15 volume Book of Standards, all Digital Library content and selected AENOR/UNE European Normative (EN) Standards, ISO and IEC Standards. This is a sole source inasmuch as ASTM a) is the only provider of these syndicated subscription services in the commercial and federal, state, and local government marketplaces, b) has no authorized resellers, c) is the single supplier and the only qualified source designated to manage the content and retain the product archives, and d) owns and controls all of the intellectual proprietary rights associated with the content. A firm fixed-price purchase order will be issued on or about 27 Jan 2025 for a 1-yr. period and include (4) 1-yr. option periods. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to randy.schroyer@nist.gov. The government will consider responses received by 5:00PM, EST, 26 Dec 2024. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. This Notice of Intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition. No telephone requests will be honored. ## Publications - December 10, 2024: Special notice, due December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 7abe747b8bfe42f3bed1fa2832252833. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7abe747b8bfe42f3bed1fa2832252833/view ## Points of contact - Randy E. Schroyer, randy.schroyer@nist.gov, 3019756314 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/nb6010102500339.