GALE/Cengage Learning Subscription
Overview
Buyer
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PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Navy / NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order for GALE/Cengage Learning Subscription Services to Cengage Learning, Inc. This sole source procurement is for e-Journal Subscription Services for the U.S. Naval Academy's Nimitz Library in Annapolis, MD. The purpose is to provide online learning subscriptions and resource hosting fees for academic and research needs. Quotes are due June 15, 2026, at 11:00 AM EST.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for one year of continuing resource hosting fees and access to specific Gale/Cengage databases, including:
- Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
- Gale Literature Resource Center
- Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers Hosting Fee
- Punch Historical Archive, 1841-1992 Hosting Fee
- Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Burney Newspapers Collection Hosting Fee
- The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, 1902-2014
- Times Digital Archive: 1785-1985
- U.S. Declassified Documents Online Hosting Fee
Key requirements include full-text access, indexability by the Library's Ex Libris Discovery system, provision of usage data in COUNTER standard, and timely technical support. The services must be compatible with existing Nimitz Library systems (Ex Libris Alma and Primo).
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order (Combined Synopsis/Solicitation)
- Period of Performance: September 26, 2026 – September 25, 2027
- Set-Aside: None (Unrestricted - Sole Source)
- NAICS Code: 516210 (All Other Information Services)
- Product Service Code: 7A21
- Quote Due: June 15, 2026, 11:00 AM EST
- Published: June 10, 2026
Evaluation & Justification
This is a sole source procurement under FAR 6.302-1, citing only one responsible source and no other supplies or services satisfying agency requirements. The content is solely owned and copyrighted by Cengage Learning, with no other source for procurement, and is a direct continuation of previously licensed content. Quotes received will be evaluated for price reasonableness. Quoters must be registered in SAM.gov.
Submission Details
Quotes shall be submitted electronically to Ms. Trumeka King at trumeka.c.king.civ@us.navy.mil. Submissions must include price(s), point of contact, business size, payment terms, and explicit confirmation of meeting all technical requirements and deliverables. Quotes must be held firm for sixty (60) days.