# INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: EBSCO MLA International Bibliography Database

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w911sd26qa019

- Solicitation number: W911SD26QA019
- Notice type: Presolicitation (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Ebsco Information Services, LLC
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W6QM Micc-West Point (W911SD)
- NAICS: 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- Product or service code: 7H20 Hardware, software, and other equipment needed for local database instances, distributed platform, application and system integration resources enabling cross application development, communications and information sharing. Includes Mainframe database and middleware products and tools.
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: West Point, New York
- County: Orange County (FIPS 36071). https://abierto.us/counties/orange-county-ny-36071
- City: West Point. https://abierto.us/cities/west-point-ny-3680747
- First posted: January 21, 2026
- Last posted: February 18, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/571bd924e4d64d30acd56cc1335ba80a/view

## Description

**Synopsis:** MICC-West Point intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13-106-1(b)(1)(i), “Only one source reasonably available” based on the company being the sole provider for the services and is therefore the only source capable of satisfying the Government requirements.

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with: EBSCO Industries Inc 10 Estes Street Ipswich, MA 01938, United States This is a new requirement to include the EBSCO that provides the digital access to Academic Journals, MLA International Bibliography, for the United States Military Academy Library. The NAICS Code is 519290– Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes.

However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses to this notice are due on or before 2/23/2026 by 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) by email to Soung Gibbons at soung.h.gibbons.civ@army.mil.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Ebsco Information Services, LLC (UEI FCNUXYEM9AE9)
- Contract: W911SD26FA018 under 03310323D0067, delivery order
- Obligated: $11,690.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition
- Link: solicitation number W911SD26QA019 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W911SD (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W911SD26FA018_9700_03310323D0067_0300/


## Publications

- January 21, 2026: Sources sought, due January 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 56762c24af30457c87539e186fe89945. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/56762c24af30457c87539e186fe89945/view
- January 21, 2026: Sources sought, due January 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 615415c21ee24506b4618cd8edc5d358. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/615415c21ee24506b4618cd8edc5d358/view
- February 18, 2026: Presolicitation, due February 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 571bd924e4d64d30acd56cc1335ba80a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/571bd924e4d64d30acd56cc1335ba80a/view

## Points of contact

- Soung H. Gibbons, soung.h.gibbons.civ@army.mil

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