American Phytopathological Society publication electronic access
Agriculture (all) · PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 12C0BA26Q0007 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 16, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Jul 24, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ). This presolicitation notice is issued in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 5.101. The notice provides the United States Department of Agriculture � Rural Development�s (USDA-RD) intent to award a sole-source contract pursuant to RFO 6.103-1-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. USDA-RD intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to renew subscription for electronic access via IP authentication or other mutually agreed upo… (show all)
n authentication method for all USDA users and public on-site users to specified publications published by the American Phytopathological Society. The Contractor shall make the American Phytopathological Society publications accessible 24 hours per day. The American Phytopathological Society is the only vendor that can meet USDA/ARS/National Agriculture Library (NAL) requirement for immediate, unembargoed perpetual electronic access to American Phytopathological Society content. The American Phytopathological Society is the copyright holder of its proprietary and unique publications. No source other than the American Phytopathological Society can guarantee perpetual access to the content of its publications, which gives USDA users access in perpetuity to the content for which NAL purchases access. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 519210 � Libraries and Archives. The Product Service Code (PSC) assigned to this requirement is 7630 � Newspapers and Periodicals. Any interested source that believes it can fulfill these requirements may submit a capability statement by July 31, 2026, at 10:00AM EST. The capability statement must demonstrate that they can provide un-embargoed, and perpetual electronic access to the American Phytopathological Society content. Responses should be emailed to Jennifer Ford at Jennifer.Ford2@usda.gov.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Agriculture (all)), same product/service code (PSC) 7630.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $278K to $580K, median $435K; range $180K to $643K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE) London EC4M 9BT GBR | 1 | $643K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| ANNUAL REVIEWS San Mateo CA 94402 USA | 1 | $558K | Aug 28, 2026 |
| MYJOVE CORPORATION | 1 | $311K | Aug 26, 2026 |
| BIOONE Washington DC 20036 USA | 1 | $180K | Aug 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 29, 2026FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE) London EC4M 9BT GBR$643KRenewal of Financial Times Limited (The) FT Professional Online Subscription Access for all USDA UsersNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 28, 2026ANNUAL REVIEWS San Mateo CA 94402 USA$558KAnnual ReviewsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 26, 2026MYJOVE CORPORATION$311KJournal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) SubscriptionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 19, 2026BIOONE Washington DC 20036 USA$180KBioOne CompleteNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
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
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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.