Award NoticePosted Dec 22, 2025

R605--Science Direct Journals

Veterans Affairs · PCAC (36C776)

Stage
Awarded
NAICS
519290
Value
$55K
Solicitation
36C77626Q0037
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
R605
Place
Not stated
Contact
Shaun Pitts (Shaun.Pitts@va.gov)

No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C77626Q0037 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Dec 1, 2025
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Dec 22, 2025 · this notice
    Award Notice
    COX SUBSCRIPTIONS, INC. · $55K

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

VHAPG Part 813.106 Simplified Acquisition Procedures: Soliciting from a Single Source Single Source Justification for SAP under the SAT Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used: Elsevier (the Parent Company of ScienceDirect) requires a special set of terms and conditions as a part of the contract. The journals CHEST and Journal of the American College of Cardiology are the proprietary intellectual property of Elsevier/ScienceDirect. Only WT Cox (dba Cox) Subscriptions, an authorized reseller for these journals,… (show all)

can assume legal responsibility for the special set of terms and conditions required by Elsevier. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted: There is no reasonable expectation that the VA Rule of Two could be met; even though there were 3,322 organizations identified using NAICS code 519290 as search criteria in the SBA database. The reason, as stated by Elsevier (see P02.1 Publisher Confirmation of Authorized Reseller), Cox Subscriptions, Inc. is the sole distributor for Science Direct Journals. A request for information (RFI) would not yield any authorized SDVOSB/VOSB distributors. Contracting Officer's Certification: Purchase is approved in accordance with FAR13.106-1(b). I certify that the foregoing justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. ____________________________ ________________________ Date Contracting Officer Revision: 01 Effective Date: 11/15/2024 Page 2 of 2 Acquisition ID#

Who won similar work

6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (PCAC (36C776)), same product/service code (PSC) R605 and NAICS 519290.

Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $434K to $1.3M, median $955K; range $26K to $1.8M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
LOGICAL IMAGES, INC.1$1.8MSep 25, 2025
OVID TECHNOLOGIES, INC.1$1.3MMay 27, 2026
GRAHAM ADVISORY NETWORK INC1$1.1MMar 31, 2026
MCGRAW HILL LLC · $MH · $2.1B1$825KSep 25, 2025
THIRD IRON LLC1$304KFeb 19, 2026
CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (US) LLC · $CLVT · $2.4B1$26KSep 22, 2025

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.

Investor context
  • $MH reported $2.1B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 6 past awards, $955K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
  • $CLVT reported $2.4B revenue (12 months to Mar 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 6 past awards, $955K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing

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Competitive landscape

For the 6 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 Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) 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
  • 25 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 1 insider buys and 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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