# Notice of Intent to Sole Source GeoScienceWorld Journal

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w912hz26qa005

- Solicitation number: W912HZ26QA005
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Geoscienceworld
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W2R2 USA Engr R & D CTR (W912HZ)
- NAICS: 513120 Periodical Publishers
- Product or service code: 7630 Newspapers and Periodicals
- Place of performance: Vicksburg, Mississippi
- County: Warren County (FIPS 28149). https://abierto.us/counties/warren-county-ms-28149
- City: Vicksburg. https://abierto.us/cities/vicksburg-ms-2876720
- First posted: December 1, 2025
- Last posted: December 1, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/224d7ccdbe5f4fc6843de08e8232ce1e/view

## Description

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), intends to issue an award to GeoScienceWorld Journals, 1750 Tysons Boulevard Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102, a sole source basis utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures as outlined in FAR Part 13. The requirement is for one GeoScienceWorld subscription and one GeoRef subscription. The subscriptions are proprietary in nature and no other journal publishers can provide the subscriptions.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 513120 with a size standard of 1000 employees. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill this requirement.

The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to Markia.D.Anderson@usace.army.mil. The notice number shall be included in the subject line of e-mail submissions. Responses should be received NLT 12:00 PM CST, 05 Dec 2025.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Geoscienceworld (UEI DWT2KEAENUH3)
- Contract: W912HZ26PA014, purchase order
- Obligated: $75,532.32
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number W912HZ26QA005 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HZ (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912HZ26PA014_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- December 1, 2025: Special notice, due December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST. Notice 224d7ccdbe5f4fc6843de08e8232ce1e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/224d7ccdbe5f4fc6843de08e8232ce1e/view

## Points of contact

- Markia Anderson, markia.d.anderson@usace.army.mil, 6016347435
- Christy Love, christy.j.love@usace.army.mil, 6016343445

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