Intent to Sole Source to Copyright Clearance Center for Collective Licensing Services of Copyrighted Materials for The Library of the Marine Corps
Navy and Marine Corps · COMMANDER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation M0026425Q0153 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 16, 2025 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Aug 6, 2025Award NoticeCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER, INC. · $28KOpen
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 Award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price contract using FAR Part 12 and 13 procedures. This requirement is for collective licensing services of copyrighted materials for academic users. This service will be used to grant Marine Corps University non-exclusive rights for its students, faculty, and staff to use copyrighted materials for curriculum development and delivery in an academic environment. Uses will include reading assignments, course packs, and resident and remote classroom instruction. The Governement intends to Award on a Sole Source basis to: Copyright Clea… (show all)
rance Center, Inc; 222 Rosewood Dr., Danvers, Massachusetts 01923, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonable available. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement by 10:00am EST on July 22, 2025. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses received as a result of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses shall be emailed to Heaven Onley, at heaven.j.onley.civ@usmc.mil, no later than July 22, 2025 10:00 a.m. EST.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Navy and Marine Corps), same product/service code (PSC) 7610.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $74K to $178K, median $116K; range $32K to $240K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMPTIA, INC. | 1 | $240K | Dec 17, 2025 |
| K5 DEFENSE LLC | 1 | $116K | Apr 14, 2025 |
| COX SUBSCRIPTIONS, INC. | 1 | $32K | Dec 19, 2024 |
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.
- Dec 17, 2025COMPTIA, INC.$240K7610 - CompTIA Core 1 and Core 2 Student Guide eBooks and CompTIA Core 1 and Core 2 Instructor Guide eBooks for Submarine Learning Center (SLC) Groton, CT.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 14, 2025K5 DEFENSE LLC$116KMedical TextbooksNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 19, 2024COX SUBSCRIPTIONS, INC.$32K7610 - NSMRL Periodical Journal SubscriptionsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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 Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines 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
- 32 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.