# Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Lyrasis Inc.

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

- Solicitation number: notice_of_intent_lyrasis_inc
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was December 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Contracting office: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (n-UNIFORMEDSERVICESUNIVERSITYOFTHEHEALTHSCIENCESUSUHS)
- NAICS: 513120 Periodical Publishers
- Product or service code: DA10 Support services, delivered as a service contract (SaaS or Subscription) involved with the analysis, design, development, code, test and release packaging services associated with application development projects, as well as off-the-shelf Business software.
- 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 5, 2024
- Last posted: December 5, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1816121cc1874265b249cef212a001f8/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 2025 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 Nptice of Intent to Sole Source document for full details.

## Publications

- December 5, 2024: Special notice, due December 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST. Notice 1816121cc1874265b249cef212a001f8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1816121cc1874265b249cef212a001f8/view

## Points of contact

- Joshua Broadman, joshua.broadman@usuhs.edu
- Emily M. Mashek, emily.mashek@usuhs.edu

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