WEB OF SCIENCE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) intends to award a sole-source contract to Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC, to gain access to their Web of Science Subscription Services which include:

The collection access to -

• Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Clarivate Back to 1980. Advance scientific research with the world’s first journal citation index covering 9,400+ journals in 182 fields.
• Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) | Clarivate Back to 1980. Locate studies published in 3,500+ influential social sciences journals spanning 47 fields.
• Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) | Clarivate Back to 1980. Navigate a network of arts & humanities journal literature covering 1,800+ journals across 25 fields.
• WoS Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) | Clarivate Back to 2005. Expand your view of the global research landscape with coverage of 9,000+ journals across 252 fields.
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index | Clarivate Discover emerging trends and more diverse perspectives with 6.2M+ post­graduate works from 4K+ universities.
• Web of Science Research Grants Index | Clarivate Data on 5.7M+ grants awarded by 400+ funding agencies around the world.
• Web of Science Preprint Citation Index | Clarivate Identify the latest breakthroughs in your field with 2.5M+ preprints from five leading repositories.
• Current Contents Connect​ | Clarivate Browse the latest from your favorite set of journals and get notified when new issues are available.
• SciELO Citation Index: Discover open access research published in Latin America, Spain, Portugal, the Caribbean, and South Africa.
• MEDLINE: Connect biomedical research from 5,200+ journals to the expansive Web of Science citation network.
• Starter API: The Web of Science Starter API allows for a real-time check of bibliographic metadata such as DOI, author, source title, etc., against the Web of Science product databases. This enables building article-level links to the Web of Science from external systems and retrieving times cited counts from the Web of Science.

The anticipated period of performance is one year from the date of award.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION

This notice is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute a request for proposals, quotations, or bids. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract will be awarded based on responses to this notice.

Capability Statements

Parties who believe they can meet the Government’s requirements may submit a capability statement addressing their technical ability to perform the work described above.  This information shall be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government. Capability statements must be received no later than May 16, 2026 @11am EST and should be no more than 3 pages.

Responses must include:

• Company name, UEI, and physical address
• Detailed capability statement demonstrating ability to meet the requirement

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be submitted.
The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt or provide feedback regarding submissions.

Point of Contact:

MeaWonna Floyd
Contract Specialist, Office of Justice Programs
Email: meawonna.floyd@us.doj.gov
Subject Line: “Response to Notice of Intent – Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC,  Web of Science Subscription Services”