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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 13, 2007 FBO #1964
SOLICITATION NOTICE

99 -- American Shelves

Notice Date

4/11/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Souk Al-Tlat Al-Qadim, Tripoli,
 

ZIP Code

00000
 

Solicitation Number

AMERICANBOOKS
 

Response Due

4/16/2007
 

Archive Date

10/13/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is AMERICANBOOKS and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-15. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561790 with a small business size standard of $5M. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2007-04-16 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be WASHINGTON, DC 20521 The Department of State requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, The Sense of Wonder ISBN 006757520X , 5, EA; LI 002, More About the USA: A Cultural Reader ISBN 201876795 , 5, EA; LI 003, All About the USA: A Cultural Reader ISBN 201346737 , 5, EA; LI 004, Introducing the USA: A Cultural Reader ISBN 801309840 , 5, EA; LI 005, A First Look at the USA: A Cultural Reader ISBN 020169512X , 5, EA; LI 006, Even More True Stories: An Intermediate Reader ISBN 201346729 , 5, EA; LI 007, True Stories in the News: A Beginning Reader ISBN 201846608 , 5, EA; LI 008, All New Easy True Stories: A Picture-Based Beginning Reader ISBN 013118265X , 5, EA; LI 009, Check Your Vocabulary for English for Academic Purposes ISBN 747566917 , 5, EA; LI 010, Games for Vocabulary Practice: Interactive Vocabulary Activities for all Levels ISBN 521006511 , 5, EA; LI 011, Strategies for Success: A Practical Guide to Learning English ISBN 130413925 , 5, EA; LI 012, Understanding Learning Styles in the Second Language Classroom ISBN 132816369 , 5, EA; LI 013, Introducing Second Language Acquisition ISBN 521794072 , 5, EA; LI 014, A Course in Language Teaching: Practice of Theory ISBN 521449944 , 5, EA; LI 015, Research Genres: Explorations and Applications ISBN 521533341 , 5, EA; LI 016, Teaching English Spelling: A Practical Guide ISBN 521639719 , 5, EA; LI 017, Basic English Usage ISBN 194311872 , 5, EA; LI 018, Teachers Exploring Tasks in English Language Teaching ISBN 1403945578 , 5, EA; LI 019, Teachers Exploring Tasks in English Language Teaching ISBN 1403945578 , 5, EA; LI 020, Timesaver Writing Activities ISBN 1900702266 , 5, EA; LI 021, Word Smart: Building an Educated Vocabulary ISBN 375762183 , 5, EA; LI 022, Common Mistakes at PET...and How to Avoid Them ISBN 521606845 , 5, EA; LI 023, The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. ISBN 446676500 , 5, EA; LI 024, Sense and Sensibility ISBN 582416892 , 5, EA; LI 025, Write in the Middle: A Guide to Writing for the ESL Student ISBN 30222974 , 5, EA; LI 026, The Write Path: Basics of Paragraph Writing ISBN 015506519X , 5, EA; LI 027, Tools for Writing: A Structured Process for Intermediate Students ISBN 838452949 , 5, EA; LI 028, Reading and Writing Workout for the NEW SAT ISBN 375764313 , 5, EA; LI 029, Write Ideas: A Beginning Writing Text ISBN 083843987X , 5, EA; LI 030, Idea Exchange 1: From Speaking to Writing ISBN 30344816 , 5, EA; LI 031, Starting Lines Beginning Writing: Level 2 ISBN 838452590 , 5, EA; LI 032, Starting Lines: Beginning Writing ISBN 838452582 , 5, EA; LI 033, Really Learn 100 Phrasal Verbs ISBN 194315835 , 5, EA; LI 034, Practical English Usage: Hardcover ISBN 019442099X , 5, EA; LI 035, Longman Dictionary of Common Errors ISBN 582237521 , 5, EA; LI 036, Natural Grammar ISBN 194386244 , 5, EA; LI 037, Longman Photo Dictionary of American English, New Edition (Monolingual Student Book with 2 Audio CDs) ISBN 1405827963 , 5, EA; LI 038, Macmillan Essential Dictionary ISBN 333992121 , 5, EA; LI 039, Thoughts & Notions, Second Edition ISBN 1413004199 , 5, EA; LI 040, Intermediate Language Practice ISBN 1405007680 , 5, EA; LI 041, Essential English Grammar ISBN 486216497 , 5, EA; LI 042, Extending Reading Keys ISBN 033397462X , 5, EA; LI 043, Write It Down Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want And Getting It ISBN 684850028 , 5, EA; LI 044, Red Herrings and White Elephants: The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day ISBN 60843373 , 5, EA; LI 045, Test Your English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced ISBN 052154534X , 5, EA; LI 046, Test your English Vocabulary in Use. Upper-intermediate ISBN 3125335582 , 5, EA; LI 047, Test your English Vocabulary in Use: Pre-intermediate and Intermediate ISBN 521536898 , 5, EA; LI 048, Test Your English Vocabulary in Use: Elementary ISBN 521534062 , 5, EA; LI 049, The Road Ahead ISBN 582402115 , 5, EA; LI 050, The Fall of the House of Usher ISBN 1594561796 , 5, EA; LI 051, Simply Suspense ISBN 582416655 , 5, EA; LI 052, The Scarlet Letter ISBN 679783385 , 5, EA; LI 053, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela Tag ISBN 316548189 , 5, EA; LI 054, Firsthand Access: Beginners' Course 1 ISBN 9620019458 , 5, EA; LI 055, Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to Paper ISBN 141290904X , 5, EA; LI 056, Proposals That Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals ISBN 761917071 , 5, EA; LI 057, An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research ISBN 582553776 , 5, EA; LI 058, Teaching and Researching Writing ISBN 582423384 , 5, EA; LI 059, Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice ISBN 761966455 , 5, EA; LI 060, Understanding Research in Second Language Learning: A Teacher's Guide to Statistics and Research Design ISBN 521315514 , 5, EA; LI 061, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches ISBN 761924426 , 5, EA; LI 062, Transforming Qualitative Data: Description, Analysis, and Interpretation ISBN 803952813 , 5, EA; LI 063, Engaging Writing ISBN 131408895 , 5, EA; LI 064, Writing Academic English ISBN 131523597 , 5, EA; LI 065, Instant Lessons - Intermediate ISBN 582451469 , 5, EA; LI 066, Instant Lessons: Elementary ISBN 582427835 , 5, EA; LI 067, Principles of Language Learning and Teaching ISBN 130178160 , 5, EA; LI 068, Teaching Content to English Language Learners ISBN 131523570 , 5, EA; LI 069, What's Up? a Guide to American Collegespeak: Slang & Idioms for Toefl Students (What's Up?: A Guide to American Collegespeak ISBN 768912431 , 5, EA; LI 070, Test Your Phrasal Verbs ISBN 058245171X , 5, EA; LI 071, Writing Games: Multicultural Case Studies of Academic Literacy ISBN 805835318 , 5, EA; LI 072, Elementary Communication Games ISBN 175556954 , 5, EA; LI 073, Beginners' Communication Games ISBN 582318912 , 5, EA; LI 074, The Idiom Advantage: Fluency in Speaking and Listening ISBN 201825279 , 5, EA; LI 075, Essential Idioms in English: Phrasal Verbs and Collocations ISBN 131411764 , 5, EA; LI 076, Word by Word Picture Dictionary ISBN 131892274 , 5, EA; LI 077, Speaking of Values 2 ISBN 013182547X , 5, EA; LI 078, The Handbook of Applied Linguistics ISBN 1405138092 , 5, EA; LI 079, Language Test Construction and Evaluation ISBN 521478294 , 5, EA; LI 080, ESOL Tests And Testing: A Resource for Teachers and Administrators ISBN 1931185166 , 5, EA; LI 081, Materials Development in Language Teaching ISBN 521574196 , 5, EA; LI 082, Teaching Word Meanings ISBN 805843647 , 5, EA; LI 083, Toward a Cognitive Semantics ISBN 262700972 , 5, EA; LI 084, Toward a Cognitive Semantics - Volume 1: Concept Structuring Systems ISBN 262700964 , 5, EA; LI 085, The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language ISBN 60958332 , 5, EA; LI 086, Authentic Assessment for English Language Learners: Practical Approaches for Teachers ISBN 201591510 , 5, EA; LI 087, How the Brain Learns to Read ISBN 201591510 , 5, EA; LI 088, How the Brain Learns to Read ISBN 1412906008 , 5, EA; LI 089, Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners ISBN 130984620 , 5, EA; LI 090, Short Story Masterpieces ISBN 440378648 , 5, EA; LI 091, The Oxford Book of American Short Stories ISBN 195092627 , 5, EA; LI 092, American Cultural Studies ISBN 041512798X , 5, EA; LI 093, Speak American: A Survival Guide to the Language and Culture of the U.S.A. ISBN 037570468X , 5, EA; LI 094, 101 American Customs : Understanding Language and Culture Through Common Practices ISBN 844224073 , 5, EA; LI 095, 101 American English Idioms: Understanding and Speaking English Like an American ISBN 844254460 , 5, EA; LI 096, NTC's Dictionary of Everyday American English Expressions ISBN 844257796 , 5, EA; LI 097, English Prepositions Explained ISBN 1556195265 , 5, EA; LI 098, Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book ISBN 764110284 , 5, EA; LI 099, The Article Book: Practice toward Mastering a, an, and the ISBN 472086391 , 5, EA; LI 100, Prepositions Illustrated ISBN 472082892 , 5, EA; LI 101, Techniques and Resources in Teaching Grammar ISBN 194341917 , 5, EA; LI 102, The English Teacher's Companion, Second Edition: Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the Profession ISBN 325005389 , 5, EA; LI 103, Exploring the Dynamics of Second Language Writing ISBN 521529832 , 5, EA; LI 104, On Second Language Writing ISBN 805835164 , 5, EA; LI 105, Second Language Writing - Research Insights for the Classroom ISBN 521387787 , 5, EA; LI 106, The Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition ISBN 185359301X , 5, EA; LI 107, Spoken Language and Applied Linguistics ISBN 521597692 , 5, EA; LI 108, Controversies in Applied Linguistics ISBN 194374440 , 5, EA; LI 109, Interpreting Communicative Language Teaching: Contexts and Concerns in Teacher Education ISBN 300091567 , 5, EA; LI 110, A Glossary of Applied Linguistics ISBN 080585729X , 5, EA; LI 111, Questionnaires in Second Language Research: Construction, Administration, and Processing ISBN 805839097 , 5, EA; LI 112, Language Misconceived: Arguing for Applied Cognitive Sociolinguistics ISBN 080585682X , 5, EA; LI 113, In Other Words: The Science and Psychology of Second-Language Acquisition ISBN 465032818 , 5, EA; LI 114, Research in Applied Linguistics: Becoming a Discerning Consumer ISBN 805846859 , 5, EA; LI 115, Cooperative Learning Reading Activities ISBN 1879097273 , 5, EA; LI 116, Cooperative Learning: Theory, Research and Practice ISBN 205156304 , 5, EA; LI 117, Handbook of Cooperative Learning Methods ISBN 275967468 , 5, EA; LI 118, Making Content Comprehensible for English Language Learners ISBN 205386415 , 5, EA; LI 119, The Craft of Translation ISBN 226048691 , 5, EA; LI 120, Second Language Research: Methodology and Design ISBN 805842497 , 5, EA; LI 121, Translation: An Advanced Resource Book ISBN 041528306X , 5, EA; LI 122, Becoming a Translator: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation ISBN 415300339 , 5, EA; LI 123, In Other Words: A Coursebook on Translation ISBN 415030862 , 5, EA; LI 124, Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications ISBN 415229278 , 5, EA; LI 125, Program Evaluation in Language Education ISBN 1403945713 , 5, EA; LI 126, A Course in Language Teaching Trainee Book ISBN 521656249 , 5, EA; LI 127, Appraising Research in Second Language Learning: A Practical Approach to Critical Analysis of Quantitative Research ISBN 1588112543 , 5, EA; LI 128, FREIGHT, 1, LOT; For this solicitation, Department of State intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Maged Massoud at massoudmm@state.gov or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Buyers and Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified herein below, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov.
 

Web Link

www.fedbid.com (b-38864_01, n-5516)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
 

Place of Performance

Address: WASHINGTON, DC 20521

Zip Code: 20521-8850

Country: US
 

Record

SN01270953-W 20070413/070411220753 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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