Wv-Nctc Springernature Renewal

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Background The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, is seeking to renew its annual subscription to a core collection of proprietary scientific journal content from SpringerNature. This renewal is aimed at maintaining access to critical scientific resources that support the agency's mission in conservation and environmental management. Work Details The contractor will provide uninterrupted online access to a collection of 19 proprietary journals focusing on various fields such as ecology, plant sciences, toxicology, ichthyology, wetland conservation, and other natural and environmental sciences. The specific journals include: 1. Aquatic Ecology 2. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 3. Biodiversity and Conservation 4. Biological Invasions 5. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 6. Climatic Change 7. Conservation Genetics 8. Conservation Genetics Resources 9. EcoHealth 10. Ecotoxicology 11. Environmental Biology of Fishes 12. Environmental Management 13. Estuaries and Coasts 14. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 15. Wetlands 16. Wetlands Ecology and Management 17. Heredity 18. Nature Climate Change 19. Nature US Edition. Period of Performance The contract will be performed over a period from February 25, 2026, to February 24, 2031, including a base year and four option years. Place of Performance The work will be completed online using the vendor’s tools, allowing USFWS employees from any field station to access the library via www.library.fws.gov.