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PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE – Notice of Intent to Sole Source SOLICITATION NUMBER: 75N98026Q00209 TITLE: Association of Research Libraries Membership RESPONSE DATE: April 24, 2026, at 3 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT: John Johnson 667-312-5580 Johnsonjr@mail.nih.gov INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Library of Medicine (NLM) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to The Association of Research Libraries. The purpose of this acquisition will be to provide National Library of Medicine (NLM) with an annual membership. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE and SET ASIDE STATUS NAICS Code 813920 - Professional Organizations - $23.5 Million SBA Size Standard. This acquisition is NOT set aside for small businesses. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-07 dated 08-29-2024. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 12—Acquisition of Commercial Items at an amount exceeding the SAT and not exceeding $7 million. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and the statutory authority of FAR 6.302-1—Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 3304 (a)(1). DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this requirement is to provide the National Library of Medicine (NLM) with their annual membership for member dues. The previous order was PO # 75N97024P00111. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: NLM anticipates a firm fixed price purchase order. This requirement shall consist of annual membership fees for a period of one year from the date of the award. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: The contractor will perform the mouse colony breeding service following the below procedures: The Association of Research Libraries is a nonprofit membership organization comprising the leading research libraries in North America. Funding for the organization is from member dues. ARL's mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. The Association's imp…

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