Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Sep 17, 2026·Responses due Sep 22, 2026

Access to Cambridge University Press Electronic Journals

Agriculture (all) · USDA ARS AFM APD

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
513120
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
1232SA26Q1504
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
7630
Place
Beltsville, MD, USA
Contact
Amber Sampson (amber.sampson@usda.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 1232SA26Q1504 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 17, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, middle of the range Oct 12, 2026.
Measured from 333 past solicitations at Agricultural Research Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 17, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
  • Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
  • Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.

What the notice says

The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), intends to award on a single source basis. Potential sources who believe they can provide the services listed are invited to submit a quotation by the response date listed, in accordance with the instructions provided herein. All timely responses to this solicitation will be considered, however, the determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prep… (show all)

ared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1232SA26Q1504 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Access to Cambridge University Press Electronic Journals. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 513120. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. This acquisition is an unrestricted requirement. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 513120.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ANNUAL REVIEWS San Mateo CA 94402 USA1$558KAug 28, 2026
MYJOVE CORPORATION1$311KAug 26, 2026
GLOBALDATA US INC.1$250KSep 1, 2026
BIOONE Washington DC 20036 USA1$180KAug 19, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 132 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.