Notice of Intent to Sole Source Association for Computing Machinery e-Journals

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ERDC intends to award a sole‑source contract to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for multiple physical‑site licenses to ACM journal publications. The award will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 12) and will provide the government with proprietary access to the ACM Digital Library and ACM Open content. This solicitation is not a competitive bid; however, interested parties may submit capability statements for consideration. • Sole‑source award to ACM, the exclusive worldwide distributor of its digital library. • Licensing covers multiple physical sites for ACM journal and open‑access publications. • Uses FAR Part 12 simplified acquisition; set‑aside is NONE.