SPECIAL NOTICE
76 -- Test Preparation Database
- Notice Date
- 7/7/2023 1:12:28 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519290
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- Contracting Office
- FA8052 773 ESS SAN ANTONIO TX 78236-0119 USA
- ZIP Code
- 78236-0119
- Solicitation Number
- FA805223TEST2
- Response Due
- 7/24/2023 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/08/2023
- Point of Contact
- Theresa Jackson, Phone: 505-401-9841
- E-Mail Address
-
theresa.jackson.5@us.af.mil
(theresa.jackson.5@us.af.mil)
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE The 773d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (773 ESS) intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order to a single source, EBSCO Industries, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 31 July 2023. The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 28 July 2023 to 27 January 2024. PSC: 7630 NAICS: 519290 Small Business Size Standard: 1,000 Employees Subscription: Testing Preparation Database Supplier: EBSCO Industries Product Description: Database shall reside on a fully integrated platform that provides both practice tests and a suite of integrated preparation resources that are designed to support independent study, practice, and achievement necessary to succeed on official exams. In addition to practice tests, study guides, eBooks, tutorials, articles, flashcards, videos, guided courses, and targeted microlessons must also be available. Product Characteristics an Equal Item Must Meet to Be Considered The Testing Portal shall provide practice tests for the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Services (DANTES) Standardized Subject Tests (DSST), military practice tests (including Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT), Selection Instrument for Flight Training (SIFT), and the Aviation Standard Test Battery E Series � (ASTB-E), college and graduate admissions tests (including Scholastic Assessment Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test) (SAT�), American College Test (ACT�), and Graduate Records Examination (GRE�)), Advanced Placement (AP�) Tests, college readiness exams (including the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) 11/12, Accurate Placement (ACCUPLACER), and ASSET�), ACT WorkKeys� National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)�, high school equivalency exams (General Educational Development (GED�) and High School Equivalency Test (HiSET�)), and career and occupational licensing and certification exams. In addition to practice tests, the Practice Testing Portal shall provide academic, personal skill building, computer literacy, and financial literacy skills building for all ages. It shall also provide a comprehensive suite of resources and tools to support job search and workplace skills for military members and their families. 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 and UEI.� 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 or PDF compatible format. Responses shall be e-mailed to Ms. Theresa Jackson at theresa.jackson.5@us.af.mil no later than 24 July 2023 at 10:00�AM CST.�
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/0309a05f75ea4119bc88830b9224979a/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: San Antonio, TX 78245, USA
- Zip Code: 78245
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 78245
- Record
- SN06740178-F 20230709/230707230040 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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