SOLICITATION NOTICE
76 -- Intent to Award Sole Source Baker & Taylor Kits
- Notice Date
- 8/19/2021 6:36:52 AM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- FA8604 AFLCMC PZI WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OH 45433-7228 USA
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7228
- Solicitation Number
- FA860421QB046
- Response Due
- 8/24/2021 11:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/08/2021
- Point of Contact
- Emily Dotson, Ashley L. Collins
- E-Mail Address
-
emily.dotson.1@us.af.mil, ashley.collins.5@us.af.mil
(emily.dotson.1@us.af.mil, ashley.collins.5@us.af.mil)
- Description
- The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order to a single source, Baker & Taylor, under the authority of AFFARS 5313.501(a)(1)(ii), 10 U.S.C. 2302b, Implementation of Simplified Acquisition Procedures (41 U.S.C. 1901), on or about 30 September 2021.� The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 30 September 2021 � 29 September 2022. One 12-month option is anticipated that would extend the PoP through 29 September 2023.� FSC: 7630 NAICS: 519130 Size Standard: 1,000 employees Subscription name: Baker & Taylor Kits Supplier name: Baker & Taylor Product description: Baker & Taylor DVD/Blu-Ray Kits and associated services for Air Force or Air Force-sponsored units located in isolated and remote geographic areas. Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered: Must be able to provide materials for collection development in formats that include DVD and BluRay Must be able to offer two different DVD and BluRay kits with varying titles monthly The vendor must offer two types of flexible DVD/BluRay kit plans providing selection from a significant collection of new release or high demand titles The vendor must provide reliable monthly selection lists ensuring that selections will be new release or high demand titles The customer also desires the ability to select older titles re-released in DVD and BluRay titles that may not be on the selection lists The customer excludes the following content: all children's and comics/graphic novels materials. Each kit should be 1 box and shipped to requested locations Kit DVD A must consist of 10 DVD titles, selected from current popular titles. Will ship to: 50 sites, 12 monthly shipments of 10 DVDs per kit, for a total of 6,000 DVDs and must include option to purchase all titles included in kits Kit DVD B must consists of 10 DVD additional titles, selected from current popular titles. Will ship to: 20 sites, 12 monthly shipments of 10 DVDs per kit, for a total of 2,400 DVDs. Must include option to purchase all titles included in kits Must be able to provide material of new releases, current best sellers as well as a back catalog of older material NO Duplication of titles in the kits Requires access to the vendor's pre-publication lists with advance notice of new releases, and access to information about other titles available. Must include the following general content: all genres (for example: drama, comedy, mystery/thriller, fantasy/ science fiction, action/adventure, animation, foreign language); non-fiction and documentaries on general topics (for example: biography, travel, history, military, personal development, health and psychology) Shall provide a multi-tier web-based system for review and selection. The system shall offer access to information about publications such as reviews, selection lists, release dates, publisher's list prices, DVD covers, descriptions, etc. Librarians shall have their own unique logins to select items, build carts, and submit selections to the Contractor, or notifications to the ordering officer, who will then submit the selections to the Contractor. Selections shall be allowed at minimum once a month Items received in error or in unacceptable condition shall be replaced and shipped to the customer at no additional cost. Return of such items shall not be required. Shipping shall be via U.S. Postal Service First Class and Priority Mail, UPS, FedEx Ground, or similar to APO addresses, either New York, NY or San Francisco, CA. No international shipping is required. No technical or physical processing is required The vendor shall ship items in complete kits on a monthly basis. Kits must be packaged and labeled separately for each location. Must be able to dedicate customer service representative to resolve all service issues 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: Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers. 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. 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. 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 Emily Dotson at emily.dotson.1@us.af.mil and Ashley Collins at ashley.collins.5@us.af.mil no later than 24 August 2021, 2:00 PM EST.� Any questions should be directed to Emily Dotson through email.�
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