SIAM Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
ID: W912HZ26QA006Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
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DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE ARMYW2R2 USA ENGR R & D CTRVICKSBURG, MS, 39180-6199, USA

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Periodical Publishers (513120)

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NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS (7630)

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    The Department of Defense, specifically the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), intends to award a sole source contract to the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) for a physical site license for their journals. This procurement is aimed at securing subscription access to proprietary content from SIAM, which is essential for research and development activities within the Army. The contract will utilize Simplified Acquisition Procedures as outlined in FAR Part 13, and interested vendors may submit capability statements or proposals for consideration, although a competitive solicitation will not be issued. For further inquiries, interested parties can contact April Porter at april.l.porter@usace.army.mil or Christy Love at christy.j.love@usace.army.mil.

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