SOLICITATION NOTICE
76 -- American Physical Society (APS) Journals
- Notice Date
- 10/31/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFLCMC/PK - WPAFB (includes PZ, WL, WW, WI, WN, WK, LP, WF, WK), 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433-7218, United States
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7218
- Solicitation Number
- FA8604-19-Q-5001
- Point of Contact
- LESLEY MARIE DOOLEY, Phone: 9372557854
- E-Mail Address
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LESLEY.DOOLEY@US.AF.MIL
(LESLEY.DOOLEY@US.AF.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order to a single source, American Physical Society (APS), under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 15 DEC 2018. The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 01 JAN 2019 - 31 DEC 2019. Three (3) one-year options are anticipated that would extend the PoP through 31 DEC 2022. FSC: 7630 NAICS: 519130 Size Standard: 1000 employees Subscription name: American Physical Society (APS) Journals Supplier name: American Physical Society (APS) Product description: American Physical Society publications serve the international physics community with peer-reviewed research journals, news and commentary about the latest research published in the Physical Review Journals, news about and for members, and information about physics and its place in the world. The Physical Review Journal collection of 13 peer-reviewed research journals includes Physical Review Letters, Physical Review X, Physical Review, and Reviews of Modern Physics. Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered: • Full-text online access (where applicable) to journal articles in optics and physics, in either downloadable PDF or HTML format (PDF is preferred). • Must be able to provide journals similar in scope to those listed in the product description. • All graphical figures and citations of the original full-text article must be available within the digital document (object) that stands for that article. • Search interface that includes numerous primary categories and ability to perform keyword and other specialized topical queries for effective searches. • Individual account creation for saved searches and alerts. • IP authentication (institutional multi-user, single campus subscription). • Librarian-accessible COUNTER-compliant usage data for searches and downloads. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received within 5 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement. If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Contractors should be aware of the following information: 1. Contractors must include the following information: a. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers. b. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above. c. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone. d. Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number. 2. If this posting specifically references brand name products, offerors are encouraged to suggest products other than those specifically referenced. Responses must address how the alternate product meets the product characteristics specified above. 3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED. 4. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format. Responses should be emailed to Lesley Dooley at lesley.dooley@us.af.mil and Joelynn Laux at joelynn.laux@us.af.mil no later than 05 NOV 2018, 2:00 PM EST. Any questions should be directed to Lesley Dooley through email.
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