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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 26, 2026 SAM #8858
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- SOLE SOURCE: Online Publications - ASTM, IEC, and ISO for OMAO PIAD

Notice Date

2/24/2026 5:50:20 AM
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

513199 —
 

Contracting Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA NORFOLK VA 23510 USA
 

ZIP Code

23510
 

Solicitation Number

140800-26-0013
 

Response Due

3/11/2026 8:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

03/26/2026
 

Point of Contact

Chelsea Vera, Phone: 7578286329
 

E-Mail Address

chelsea.vera@noaa.gov
(chelsea.vera@noaa.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

NONE No Set aside used
 

Description

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION�S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH ASTM INTERNATIONAL FOR ONLINE PUBLICATION SERVICES - ASTM, IEC, and ISO- TO BE DELIVERED/PERFORMED AT HOUMA, LA and SILVER SPRING, MD. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 513199, ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA�S REQUIREMENT THAT ASTM INTERNATIONAL IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT DISTRIBUTES THESE PUBLICATIONS. THIS PARTICULAR SOURCE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE REQUIREMENT AND MARKET RESEARCH INDICATES SIMILAR PRODUCTS DO NOT MEET OR CANNOT BE MODIFIED TO MEET AGENCY NEEDS. ASTM COMPASS IS THE ONLY SDO (STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION) PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES REQUIRED ONLINE PUBLICATIONS (I.E. ASTM, IEC, AND ISO) WITHOUT THE USE OF AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) OR GENAI (GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SYSTEM, AND PROVIDES ASTM PUBLICATION COLLECTIONS, AND ABILITY TO INTEGRATE INTO NOAA-OWNED DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. MARKET RESEARCH WAS PERFORMED, CHECKING THE VARIOUS SDO (STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION) PLATFORMS, SUCH AS ACCURIS TECH (HTTPS://ACCURISTECH.COM/), INTERTEK INFORM (HTTPS://WWW.INTERTEKINFORM.COM/EN-US/), NIMONIK (HTTPS://NIMONIK.COM/), IEEE/ANSI WEBSTORE (HTTPS://WEBSTORE.ANSI.ORG/), ETC. ALL USED AI/GENAI OR LACKED FEATURES TO INTEGRATE INTO DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. IT HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED THAT ASTM HAS NO AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THESE PUBLICATIONS. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH ONE (1) YEAR, WITH 4 ADDITIONAL 1-YEAR OPTION PERIODS. ***THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. SUCH REQUESTS AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/98ddec1529ad4270b3a9358a900b1311/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA

Zip Code: 20910

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07725014-F 20260226/260224230037 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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