Purchase Multi-User Online Subscription Access to a Variety of Technical Standards and Specifications

This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.201 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  Solicitation number 70Z03826QE000053 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).  This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect as of November 28, 2025, IAW the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO).

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 519290. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. This is an unrestricted requirement.

It is anticipated that a firm-fixed price purchase order will be awarded on a competitive basis as a result of this solicitation for multi-user subscription access to English-language technical specifications and standards, such as engineering drawings, safety requirements, and performance specifications, from a variety of publishers. Attachment 1 – Requirements and Instructions to Offerors fully details the Government’s requirements and instructions to offerors. Attachment 2 – List of Required Standards by Publisher provides the full list of sixty-eight (68) publications required by the USCG.

Please carefully review this solicitation’s attachments for additional information and requirements such as evaluation criteria, a detailed description of the Government’s requirement, and applicable clauses:

1. Attachment 1 – Requirements and Instructions to Offerors
2. Attachment 2 – List of Required Standards by Publisher
3. Attachment 3 – Terms and Conditions

The closing date and time for receipt of offers is 18 August 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.  The anticipated award date is on or about 19 August 2026.  Email quotations are preferred and may be sent to Geneva.K.James@uscg.mil. Please indicate 70Z03826QE0000055 in the subject line.