Lyrasis Springer Nature Notice of Intent to Sole Source

​Notice of Intent to Sole Source​
​ he Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health​ T
​sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during​ ​peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the​ ​Department of War and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the​ ​common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic​ ​health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and​ ​consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine,​ ​and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval​ ​Support Activity Bethesda.​
​ he mission of the USU is to provide the highest quality education programs in the health​ T
​sciences to those selected individuals who demonstrate dedication to a health profession career in​ ​the Uniformed Services.​
I​ ntent to Sole-Source:​​USU intends to award a sole-source,​​firm-fixed-price contract to Lyrasis​ ​Inc. to renew its subscription for a site license to the Springer-Nature Branded Title Journals and​ ​the Springer Nature Read & Publish Journals for the 2027 calendar year. The anticipated period​ ​of performance is one (1) year.​
​Intended Recipient:​​Lyrasis Inc., 3390 Peachtree RD​​NE STE 400 Atlanta, Georgia 30326-1108​ ​ ole Source Justification:​​Lyrasis is the only entity that offers the Springer Nature Branded​ S
​Titles and the Springer Nature Read and Publish Journal Collections. Obtaining this requirement​ ​through Lyrasis allows the Learning Resource Center (LRC) to maintain access to resources​ ​utilized daily by USU professors, researchers and students. It will also allow USU to maintain​ ​the level of research completed in the previous years. The unique aspect of procuring this​ ​requirement from Lyrasis is that the University can publish works Open Access in these journals​ ​without paying a per article processing charge, which is critical for USU students, researchers​ ​and professors. Therefore, Lyrasis Inc. is the only known source that can provide the requested​ ​Springer Nature Branded Titles and the Springer and Nature Read and Publish Journals​ ​Collections required by USU. This requirement will be procured in accordance with the​ ​procedures of FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).​